Motion for Extension of Time

 Circuit Court of Illinois
 Cook County

Before Entry of Judgment

On good cause shown, and just terms, the court may, in its discretion, grant an extension of time for the doing of any act or the taking of any step of proceeding prior to judgment in an action. 735 ILCS 5/2-1007.

Before or After Relevant Deadline

On motion after notice to the opposing party, the court may grant an extension before or after the expiration of the relevant time period. IL Supreme Court R. 183.

Regular or Emergency Motion

This Procedural Guide covers the process for bringing a motion for continuance or extension on the Court's regular motion call. Motions for continuances or extensions are often brought as emergency or ex parte applications or motions. For information regarding the emergency or ex parte application procedure, See Cook County SmartRules procedural guide: MOTION FOR EMERGENCY OR EX PARTE RELIEF.

Consult Individual Judge's Calendar and Standing Orders

Individual Cook County judges have their own calendars, and certain judges have issued standing orde more...

File Motion and Motion Slip

To get on the "regular motion call", the moving party must complete a "motion slip" and present the more...

"Initial Hearing Date"

The hearing date assigned by the clerk when the motion is spindled is customarily referred to as the more...

Service of Motion

In practice, the motion, along with the notice of filing and notice of hearing, are usually mailed t more...

The Cook County Circuit Court Rules provide that the certificate of service and a copy of the motion more...

Memorandum In Support of Motion

In practice, there is often very little written briefing of motions, unless and until, at the initia more...

The Cook County Circuit Court Rules provide that, for non-discovery motions, the moving party may se more...

Opposition and Reply Papers

In practice, no opposition or reply briefs are usually filed unless the judge sets a briefing schedu more...

The Cook County Circuit Court Rules provide that, an opposing party "may serve an answering memorand more...

Failure To File Supporting or Answering Memoranda

Failure to file a supporting or answering memorandum shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the motio more...

Notice of Hearing

The moving party must serve a written notice of hearing of the motion. . In practice, the notice of more...

The Cook County Circuit Court Rules provide that if notice is personally served, the notice shall be more...

Hearing Must Occur Within Ninety (90) Days of Filing the Motion

A hearing on any filed motion must be heard within ninety (90) days of the filing or the motion may more...

Moving Party Must File All Relevant Papers With Judge at Least Three (3) Days Before Hearing

The moving party must file copies of all memoranda and relevant pleadings with the judge assigned to more...

Judge May Rule on Motion or Enter Briefing Schedule at Hearing

It is settled practice in Cook County for the judge to rule on a motion (other than dispositive moti more...

Local Rule -- Motions Affecting Calendar

Regardless of the existence of a trial date, motions affecting the court calendar, such as motions t more...

Court Has Discretion Prior to Entry of Judgment

On good cause shown, and just terms, the court may, in its discretion, grant an extension of time fo more...

Building Code Violations

In actions involving building code violations, the party seeking extension must submit a written mot more...

Religious Observance

If a party's attorney is a member of a religious faith that dictates that the individual refrain fro more...

Filing Deadline Not Deadline For Hearing

No provision in these rules or in the Civil Practice Law prescribing a period for filing a motion re more...

Notice of Hearing

Required

Except in actions appearing on the daily trial call or during the trial, written notice of the heari more...

Content of Notice

A notice of hearing must show the title and number of the action, the name of the judge before whom, more...

Notice of Motion, Motion and Blank Order forms are available on the Clerk of t more...

Caption

All papers must be "entitled in the court and cause" and the "plaintiff's name shall be placed first more...

Local Rule -- Cook County Caption

All papers filed with the Circuit Court of Cook County must contain in the caption the words "IN THE more...

Cook County G.O. 6.1 (). more...

Name and Address of Responsible Party

All papers filed in the cause or served on an opposing party must bear the name and business address more...

Indicate If Service Permitted by Fax

If service by facsimile is permitted for the case, and the party filing the papers will accept facsi more...

Memorandum Not Strictly Required

The moving party has the option to include with the motion a "short concise memorandum in support of more...

Local Rule -- Page Limit for "Contested" Motions

Contested motions are any motions not set for hearing on the judges' regular motion call. Each judge more...

Citations to Authority and Exhibits

Cite cases by title, to the page of the volume where the case begins, and to the pages on which the more...

Signature

Every pleading, motion, or other paper must be signed by at least one attorney of record, and the si more...

By signing a paper, the signer certifies: more...

1. That he or she has read the paper; more...

2. That, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the paper is well grounded in fact and warr more...

3. That the paper is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as harassment, delay, or needless more...

The Court may impose sanctions against anyone who signs a document in violation of any of these requ more...

Additional Formatting Requirements

Cook County SmartRules procedural guide: GENERALLY APPLICABLE RULES AND FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS. more...

Proposed Order

For contested motions, it is customary to prepare a draft order granting the relief sought, but to b more...

For uncontested or routine motions, it is customary to file and serve a copy of a proposed order gra more...

Cook County SmartRules procedural guide: PROPOSED ORDER. more...

Consult Individual Judge's Calendar and Standing Orders

Individual Cook County judge's have their own calendars, and certain judges have issued standing ord more...

Filing

Moving Party -- File Moving Papers For Assignment of Hearing Date

The moving party must file motion papers at the "spindle counter" to receive assignment of a hearing more...

Moving Party -- File All Relevant Papers With Judge Three (3) Days Before Hearing

For all motions other than discovery motions, the moving party must file copies of all memoranda and more...

Proof of Service

Proof of service must be filed with the Court. . more...

May Not File Non-Compliant Papers

Motions, pleadings, or other papers filed with the Clerk of the court and not in compliance with Sup more...

Method

Cook County SmartRules procedural guide: FILING DOCUMENTS. more...

Cook County Filing Fees

The schedule of Cook County filing fees is available online at: . more...

Service

Motion Papers

Customarily, motion papers, the notice of filing and the notice of hearing are all served by mail on more...

The Cook County Circuit Court Rules provide that a copy of the motion and a certificate of service m more...

Opposition and Reply Papers

Customarily, written opposition and reply papers are not served unless and until the judge sets a br more...

The Cook County Circuit Court Rules provide that an opposing party "may serve an answering memorandu more...

Written Appearance

If a written appearance, general or special, is filed, copies of the appearance shall be served in t more...

Local Rule -- Continuing Hearing for Contested Motions

Except in an emergency, no contested motion will be rescheduled unless the request is made in advanc more...

Ruling and Order

Whenever the court rules on a motion other than in the course of trial, the attorney for the prevail more...

Local Rule Regarding Order

An attorney who has an order entered shall send copies to all other attorneys of record within 72 ho more...

Telephone Conference

Unless disallowed by local rule, the judge may, on the request of any party, direct that motions be more...

Calling the Motion for Hearing

Any involved party may call the motion up for hearing and disposition before or after the filing per more...

Local Rule -- Moving Party Must Call Hearing Within Ninety (90) Days

The burden of calling for hearing a previously filed motion is on the party making the motion.If the more...

Emergency Hearing Without Notice

Emergency motions and law-approved motions may, in the discretion of the court, be heard without pr more...

Notice After Emergency Hearing

If a motion is heard without prior notice, the attorney obtaining the order must serve written notic more...

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