Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Filing Rules

Parties must produce expected trial exhibits and have each exhibit pre-marked for identification at the conference, unless an exhibit is too cumbersome or unavailable then.

A party may offer the listed documents without foundation or other proof if every other party receives written notice of the intent to offer them at least 30 days beforehand, accompanied by a copy.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, summary-judgment and involuntary-dismissal motions must be filed no later than 90 days before trial.

Witness lists provided under this requirement must be typewritten.

The mediator may adjourn the mediation conference at any time and set a time to reconvene.

A party requesting a telephonic hearing must reserve a time with Court approval, and the hearing may not be scheduled without prior consultation with any pro se party or attorney of record.

Impounded, sealed, or expunged information must be excluded from electronic public access, and inspection requests must be made in person at the clerk’s office.

At the settlement conference, participants must negotiate in good faith, identify and stipulate disputed issues, stipulate agreed matters, complete and sign the required pre-trial memorandum, and consider other matters that may aid or simplify the case, including updating a financial affidavit.

The petitioner must hand-deliver a file-stamped paper courtesy copy to the judge on the day the documents are filed.

Until mandatory paper filings are eliminated, a document served by email must still be filed with the Circuit Clerk in original paper form with original signatures, unless it was e-filed under permissive e-filing.

The Case List form must be filed together with the Request form.

A motion or supporting or opposing writing may not exceed ten pages total, excluding supporting documents, without prior leave of Court.