18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County Filing Rules

The settlement approval order must provide for distribution of funds and require filing of receipt vouchers with the Court within a prescribed time.

Pre-plea and pre-sentence reports must be delivered at least three court days before the sentence hearing, counting both the court date and the date of delivery.

Notice of a final account hearing must be sent to a represented person's attorney no less than 20 days before the hearing.

All civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.

Persons assessed fines or costs in criminal cases must be escorted to the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court to pay, and no payment may be accepted anywhere else.

An order must be presented to the court scheduler when changing a court date, including a paragraph striking the existing date; if the new date is unavailable, the scheduler places the case on the next available call.

The original pre-sentence or pre-plea report is filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in a sealed envelope marked with the report type and the case number and title.

Electronically filed pleadings must, to the extent practicable, be formatted per the applicable rules for paper pleadings.

Attorneys may not contact the court-appointed evaluator during or after the evaluation without leave of Court, except for referral-form matters or scheduling; guardians ad litem and child attorneys may contact the evaluator as requested or to provide initial case information.

For contested motions, deliver to chambers the motion, response, reply, and cited authorities at least three days before the hearing.

There is a presumption in favor of court-ordered mediation for all civil cases eligible under these rules.

Multiple documents within the same case may be filed in a single electronic transaction.

Motions and responses are limited to 15 pages and replies to 8 pages including supporting memoranda and exhibits.