14th Judicial Circuit Court, Rock Island County Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Complaint or petition

A qualifying complaint or petition must be filed in the Clerk's office, while open, before applying to a judge for ex parte or specified emergency relief.

Every complaint or petition upon which it is sought to obtain ex parte, an order for the appointment of a receiver or a temporary restraining order, for a preliminary injunction, for an order of protection, or for an order of ne exeat republica shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk if that office is open before application to a judge for the order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

When proposed orders to open a testate estate are submitted electronically, the clerk must deliver the original will and any codicil to the judge for examination before entry of the admission order.

If an attorney submits proposed orders to open a testate estate electronically, the Clerk shall deliver the original of the lodged will to the judge to allow the judge to examine the will (and codicil, if any) before the judge enters the order to admit the will.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Donation

An email-served donation must be filed as an original paper copy with original signatures unless it was filed under permissive e-filing.

Until such time as e-filing requirements eliminate mandatory paper filings with the clerk, if a donation is served by email, original paper copies with original signatures must still be filed with the Circuit Clerk (unless the document was e-filed under permissive e-filing).