Circuit Court of Stark County, Illinois (10th Judicial Circuit) Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

A required bond must be in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk.

Unless excused by the court, such representative or attorney-in-fact shall furnish suitable bond with sureties, in an amount to be fixed by the court, which bond shall be m form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk filed with the Clerk of the Court and shall be conditioned upon the payment and delivery of the distributive share to the distributee.

CRITICAL

Petitions to admit a will to probate or for letters of administration must substantially follow the court-prescribed form furnished by the clerk.

Each petition for admission of a will to probate or for letters of administration shall be filed substantially in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk.

CRITICAL

The mediation report must use the mandatory form.

(c) Within 10 (ten) days of completion or termination of mediation, the mediator shall file a report with the clerk of the court, using the mandatory form, and send a copy to each attorney of record or pro se litigant and to the judicial coordinator.

CRITICALCivil cases

The petition for leave to receive must use the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk.

Such representative or attorney-in-fact shall present ..flk_his petition for leave to receive in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk with the Clerk o(the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A petition for admission of a will to probate or for letters of administration must substantially follow the court-prescribed form furnished by the clerk.

Each petition for admission of a will to probate or for letters of administration shall be filed substantially in the form prescribed by the court and furnished by the clerk with the Clerk of the Court.

CRITICAL

Documents presented to the clerk for filing must be letter-sized, flat, unfolded, and without color backs.

(b) The files in the circuit clerk's office in all cases or proceedings shall be kept under the system known as "flat filing" and all documents of every kind and character presented to the clerk for filing shall be 8-1/2 X 11" in size flat, unfolded and without color backs.

CRITICAL

All answers to written discovery requests shall be prepared so that the documents being responded to immediately precede the answer.

All answers to written discovery requests shall be prepared so that the documents being responded to immediately precede the answer.

CRITICALCivil cases

A power of attorney or assignment must be signed and authenticated and acknowledged before the specified American Counsel unless the court accepts other evidence of its validity.

Each power of attorney or assignment shall be signed by the distributee and properly authenticated and acknowledged before the American Counsel of the jurisdiction in which the foreign distributee resides, unless the court shall be satisfied with the other evidence of the genuineness or validity of the power of attorney or assignment.

WARNING

The parties must cooperate on using electronic-format discovery responses.

The parties shall cooperate on the use of electronic format discovery responses.

WARNING

Briefs must not be bound on the left side and must not include a cover.

However, a party shall not bind the brief on the left side or include a cover.

WARNING

The forms for all probate courts of the 10th Judicial Circuit, to the extent possible, shall be uniform.

The forms for all probate courts of the 10th Judicial Circuit, to the extent possible, shall be uniform.

WARNING

The parties must cooperate on using electronic-format discovery requests.

The parties shall cooperate on the use of electronic format discovery requests.

INFO

A brief is not required to include an appendix.

In addition, the number of copies and service need only be in conformity with Ill. Sup. Ct. R. 11 and 10th Cir. R. 22, and a brief need not include an appendix.