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GENERAL

CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DOMESTICE RELATIONS DIVISION CALENDAR 21, COURTROOM 1902

CHICAGO, IL 60602 {312) 603-5921

JUDGE KAREN J. BOWES STANDING ORDER NO 1

AUGUST 30, 2017

STRUCTURE OF DAILY CALL COURTESY COPY RULE CHECK IN WITH CLERK COURT REPORTERS INTERPRETERS ROUTINE MOTIONS EMERGENCY M OTIONS AGREED ORDERS STEPPING UP WHEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED PROVE-UPS POSTCARD PROGRESS CALL CONTESTED MOTIONS PRETRIALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES TRIALS AND LONGER HEARINGS CHILDREN

1. GENERAL

This order is intended to explain the general courtroom procedures for cases assigned to Ca lendar 21. This Court reserves the right to modify the procedures when necessary and appropriate.

2. STRUCTURE OF DAILY CALL

9:00 a.m ...................... .................. Prove-ups and Emergency Motions 9:15 a.m ............................... ......... Short Hearings and Pretrials 9:30 a.m ........................................ Status Reports and Agreed Orders 10:00 a.m ...................... ................ New Motions 10:30 - Noon .................. ...... ........ Short Hearings and Pretrials 1:45 p.m ........................................ Tuesdays - Postcard Call 2:00 p.m .......... .............................. Longer Hearings and Trials 9:00- 9:30 a.m ............................ 1st & 3rd Thursdays CMC

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3. COURTESY COPY RULE

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, courtesy copies of documents or fil ings shall be delivered to t he Court at least 7 days in advance. Failure to meet the courtesy copy rule may cause t he Court to strike and reset t he matter.

4. CHECK IN WITH CLERK

Upon arrival in t he courtroom, please check-in with the Clerk so that your matter may be called when both parties arrive. If you need an interpreter, please advise the Clerk when you check in.

5. COURT REPORTERS

Genera lly, Ca lendar 21 does not have a court reporter. If any party requires a court reporter, it

is generally the responsibility of the party to provide the court reporter.

6. INTERPRETERS

The Circuit Court of Cook County has Spa nish and Polish language interpreters on site . However

t here are very few interpreters covering many courtrooms. It is advisable t hat, when possible,

for routi ne matters such as sta tuses, that litigants bring someone with them who can assist

them with court interpretation. For languages other than Spanish and Pol ish, the Circuit Court

of Cook County will arrange fo r inte rpreters; however, a request must be made in advance.

Please contact t he Calendar 21 Coordinator at least two weeks in advance if an interpreter's

services are needed.

7. ROUTINE MOTIONS

Mot ions for appointment of special process servers, for approval of notice by publication, and

applications to sue or defend as an indigent person, may be presented to the court any morning

the Court is in session. Whi le these motions may also be brought in the afternoon, the Cou rt

will not necessa rily break from trials or hea rings to handle these matters.

8. EMERGENCY M OTIONS

Emergency motions shall be noticed for 9:00 a.m. A courtesy copy of the emergency motion

must be provided to the Clerk upon check-in if not previously provided.

9. AGREED ORDERS

Agreed orders, whether scheduled on the Court's daily call, or heard as add-ons to the call,

generally will be heard between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. While agreed orders may be

considered at other t imes, t he Court will not necessarily break from a hearing or a pretrial to

hear agreed orders brought to the Court later t han 10:30 a.m. Please check in with the Clerk

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and advise her/him t hat you have an agreed order. This Court does not have an agreed order

line; your ca se will be called by name and call number as soon as practicable. Agreed orders

must be ca ptioned as agreed.

10. STEPPING UP W HEN YOUR CASE IS CALLED

When your case is ca lled, please step up before the judge and introduce yourself by name, even

if you have been befo re the judge previously. If you are presenting a motion, please have your

motion, notice of motion, and court documents ready to hand to the judge.

11. PROVE-UPS

Unless a prove-up is scheduled by the Court, an uncontested or default prove-up must be

scheduled on the Court's docket by the Clerk of the Court of Cook Cou nty in Room 802.

When you check in with the cle rk, please provide her with the required prove-up documents,

including a court reporter sheet if relevant, and advise her/him whether your matter is a default

or an uncontested matter. Default prove-ups may be reassigned if the Court does not have a

court reporte r assigned for the day.

For cases invo lving children, please be prepared to advise the Court whether the parties have

completed Focus on Children. If the parties have not completed Focus on Children, they will be

required to attend after prove-up.

12. POSTCARD PROGRESS CALL

Cases are automatically assigned to the Tuesday 1:45 p.m. postcard progress call by the Clerk of

the Court. When a matter is heard for the first time on the Court's progress call, an attorney or

party with knowledge of the case is expected to attend, and advise the Court of the progress of

the case. If the parties have children, Focus on Children will be ordered if not previously

ordered .

If a case does not have any future dates after the progress call date, the fail ure of at least one

party to appear will result in the case being dismissed for want of prosecution.

13. CONTESTED MOTIONS

Contested Motions shall be sched uled for fi rst presentment with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of

Cook County in room 802 unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The Clerk of the Circuit Court

has approximately 10 motions slots per day for this Calendar. It is suggested that a file stamped

courtesy copy of the new motion and the notice of motion be delivered prior to initial

presentment, w ith notice to the opposing party. If a courtesy copy is not delivered prior to

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initial presentment, t he Mot ion and Notice of Motion must be tendered to the Court upon

presentment .

The Court wi ll set a briefing sched ule and hearing date. Simple motions may be heard on the

date of presentment, at the Court's discretion, if not opposed. For ease of scheduling hearings,

please be prepa red to advise the Court as to the amount of time it will take to present and hear

your matter. The Court on a case by case basis may require you to com plete a Hearing Order of

Supplementa l Case Management/Trial Order for Calendar 21 (attached as exhibit A).

Hearing dates are firm. The Court will consider agreed oral motions to cont inue a hearing if

brought at least two weeks before the hearing date. Within two weeks of a hearing date, the

Court will not consider oral motions to continue a matter even if agreed, and a written motion

for good cause shown will be requ ired to continue a matter.

14. PRETRIALS/CASE M ANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

The Court wi ll schedule its own pretrials and case management conferences. When requesting

a pretrial, please be prepared to advise the Court as to the amount of time you believe you will

need for the pretrial, whether you would like the parties to be present or available by

telephone, and whether you will request t he Court waive the requirement of pretrial

memoranda . The Court will requi re the parties to complete a pretrial/case management

scheduling order for Calenda r 21 (attached as exhibit B) .

A date for presentment of pretrial memoranda will be scheduled for all pretrials requiring

memoranda . Fa ilure of either party to present a memorandum may result in the pretrial being

stricken. If pretrial memoranda are waived by the Court, the Court routinely will require the

parties to provide courtesy copies of the relevant pleadings and Disclosure Statements of the

parties. Failu re of the parties to provide t he courtesy copies 7 days in advance, or as otherwise

ordered by the Court, may result in your matter being stricken from the call.

Case Management Conferences are sched uled on the first & third Thursdays of the month from

9 - 9:30a.m. or as otherwise ordered by t he Court . Failure of the parties to provide courtesy

copies of requested pleadings 7 days in advance or as otherwise ordered by the Court, may

result in your matter being stricken from t he call. Primary counsel or counsel familiar with the

case are expected to attend .

15. TRIALS AND LONGER EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS

Generally, tria ls and longer evidentiary hearings will be scheduled for half days beginning at 2

p.m. The Court will schedule its own trials and longer evidentiary hearings.

Trial dates are fi rm. The Cou rt wi ll not consider agreed motions to continue trials once

scheduled except on written motion with good cause shown.

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When scheduling a trial or longer matter, please be prepared to provide t he Court with a

real istic assessment of how long t he matter will take to try. The Court will require the part ies t o

complete a trial order for Calendar 21 (attached as exhibit A) . Unless specifi cally addressed in

t he tria l order, nothing in the trial order shall be construed to wa ive any discovery obl igations or

t ime lim its in the Illinois Supreme Court Ru les.

16. CHILDREN

Children are not permitted in the courtroom. The Circu it Court of Cook County has a Children's

Room located on the 13th Floor. Please see the co-ordinator or clerk for the form needed to

take the ch ild to the Children's Room.

Enter:

JUDGE

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION

IN RE: THE MARRIAGE []

CIVIL UNION [] CUSTODY []

SUPPORT [] OF:

PETITIONER

RESPONDENT

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NO. _______ __ _

CALENDAR: 21

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

TRIAL ORDER

This cause coming on to be heard for trial, all parties having notice and the court being advised in the premises,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. That all issues, including contribution to attorneys' fees, will be heard at trial of this cause.

2. This case is set for trial on:

____ _ ___ _ _ ___ at in Courtroom 1902,

Calendar 21, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago, IL.

3. Counsels/parties shall exchange the following by _ _ _ _ ____ ___ _

a) updated asset disclosures

b) w itness lists in conformance with Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213

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c) updated discovery

d) all exhibits

e) all motions in limine

The exchange date above in t his trial order ( __ shall by agreement/ __ shall not) be construed t o waive any discovery obligations or time limits in t he Illinois Supreme Court Rules, including Supreme Court Rules 213, and 218.

4. Contribution to attorneys' fees will be taken with the case in chief by agreement. Parties requesting contribution to attorneys' fees shall file

petitions by . Responses are due by---------Replies are due by . The failure of a party to duly file and serve fee petition(s) as provided above shall be deemed a waiver of contribution.

5. That on t he day of tria l counsels/parties shall present to the court courtesy copies of the following:

a) updated asset disclosures

b) final w itness list

C) w ritten stipulations

d) exhibit list, marked exhibits and stipulated exhibits

e) petition(s) for contribution for attorney's fees.

Each party shall be required t o provide opposing counsel with copies of marked exhibits offered into evidence.

6. Witnesses not identified on t he witness list shall be barred.

7. If an official court reporter is unavailable, the parties may provide a court reporter at t heir own expense.

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8. The primary attorney for Petitioner is _____________ _,

phone email _____________ _

The primary attorney for t he Respondent is------------

phone email _____________ _

The child representative is-- ------------------

phone email _____________ _

(Add phone numbers for unrepresented parties).

ENTERED:

JUDGE JUDGE'S NO.

Atty. No. _____ _ _

Name: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

Attorney for: _ _ ______ _ _______ _

Address: ----- ----- ---------City, State, Zip: _ ______ _ _______ _

Telephone: ___ _ _ _________ _

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, DOMESTIC REL~TIONS DIVISION

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF

Petitioner,

and

Respondent.

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No.

Cal. 21

ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL or CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

This cause being properly before this Court, on motion of: o Petitioner o Respondent o Agreement of Counsel o Order of Court

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that this Case is set for:

Appearance for exchange and submission of documents to Court: , __ at 9:3 0am Required documents include:

o Pretrial memoranda and relevant pleadings or o 13.3 Affidavits arid relevant pleadings

Failure to appear or tender required documents by either party may result in the pretrial being stricken by the Court.

Pre-trial conference on , at .m

o All parties to appear personally for pretrial, or o Parties may appear in person or be available by telephone for consultation with counsel

Case Management Conference on , at .m

o The following documents must be presented to the Court at least seven days before the conference:

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The Court will not consider an agreed order to continue a pretrial or case management conference, unless the agreed order is presented at least two weeks prior to the date of the scheduled conference. After that, a continuance will only be considered on a written motion for a continuance for good cause shown, pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 183.

Dated: ENTER: ------- ------A tty No: ______ ____ _ _ Name: ---------- ---A tty for : ______ ____ _ _ Address: ----- - ---- -- Judge Judges' No. City/St ate/Zip: _________ _ Telephone:, ___ _ _ ____ _ _