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 Application for Emergency or Ex Parte Relief

 Circuit Court of Illinois
 Cook County

Motion Judges' Rules

Each judge handles emergency motions differently, a directory with links to each judge's calendar and standing orders (if more...   

Notice

In practice, notice of emergency motions is usually provided by facsimile and/or telephone call to the opposing party more...

Customarily, the moving party tries to ascertain whether there is any opposition to the emergency motion. more...

Hearing

The moving party must usually appear in court at the time designated by the assigned judge to present more...

Cook County Circuit Court Rules Re Ex Parte Motions Where Notice Is Not Required

Emergency motions and motions which by law may be made ex parte may, in the discretion of the more...

Notice After Hearing

If a motion is heard without prior notice, written notice of the hearing of the motion, showing the more...

Order upon denial

If a motion heard without prior notice is denied, an order of the denial shall be spread of 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 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 more...

Indicate If Service Permitted by Fax

If service by facsimile is permitted for the case, and the party filing the papers will accept facsimile 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 handles contested motions differently, a directory with links to each judge's calendar and standing orders (if more...

Citations to Authority and Exhibits

Citation of Illinois cases filed prior to July 1, 2011, and published in the Illinois Official Reports

Signature

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

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

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

Additional Formatting Requirements

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

Local Rule -- Appearance

An attorney must file his appearance before he addresses the court unless he is presenting a motion for more...

Local Rule -- Statement of Insurance

If an attorney files his or her appearance for any party on behalf of an insurance company or more...

Proposed Order

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

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

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

Cook County Local Procedure

Each judge handles emergency motions differently, a directory with links to each judge's calendar and standing orders (if more...

Notice

In practice, notice of emergency motions is usually provided by facsimile and/or telephone call to the opposing party more...

Hearing

The moving party must usually appear in court at the time designated by the assigned judge to present more...

Notice After Hearing Where Motion Heard Without Prior Notice

If a motion is heard without prior notice, written notice of the hearing of the motion, showing the more...

Order upon denial

If a motion heard without prior notice is denied, an order of the denial shall be spread of more...

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