Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Robert BALANOF
Motion Policy
- ALL non-emergency motions must be scheduled with the court coordinator/staff attorney PRIOR to filing. Motions must be filed at least three days before the date assigned for hearing. Even if the case is up on the day you wish to file your motion, you must confer with the court coordinator/staff attorney or it will NOT be heard. The party filing the motion will be responsible for notice to all other appropriate parties. The 12L court coordinator/staff attorney's office number is C026AW and she/he may be reached at 312.433.7811.
- If a motion is filed without conferring with the court coordinator/staff attorney, the motion will NOT be heard. In addition, the attorney who filed the unscheduled motion will be responsible for filling out a continuance order with a date given by the court coordinator.
- Motions will not be added to the call unless a time stamped copy is tendered to the court coordinator/staff attorney at least three days before the date assigned for hearing.
- Emergency motions are to be filed for 9 a.m. on the day they are to be heard.
Hearing Officer: Sheila Devane
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Stephen Y. BRODHAY
Motion Policy
All non-emergency motions scheduled by my court coordinator will be heard at 9 a.m. SHARP. This will be a status date only and will not be a date to hear evidence. If the motion is contested, a date will be given for a hearing. If a motion is not cleared with my court coordinator, my clerk will not put it on the docket. A non-emergency motion is any matter that does not concern the immediate placement of the minor due to imminent risk of harm. Time stamped copies of all motions must be tendered to my court coordinator proceeding the assigned motion date.
All emergency motions will be heard at 11 a.m. A courtesy copy must be tendered to my court coordinator.
Hearing Officer: Jennifer Borowitz-Gutzke
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Kathleen M. BURKE
Motion Policy
Consistent with General Order 05-10, all Non-Emergency Motions, shall be scheduled with Courtroom 5E's Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney, prior to filing of the Motion with the Clerk of the Court. These Motions MUST be scheduled with Courtroom 5E's Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney. Courtroom 5E's Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney, should receive a filed stamped copy, delivered to the Coordinator/Staff Attorney's mail box three (3) days prior to the scheduled court date and time.
The date scheduled should be in compliance with the Circuit Court Rules.
All Emergency Motions may be filed for any weekday at 10 a.m., or for a date and time selected by the parties. Also, contact Courtroom 5E's Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney as soon as possible concerning the Emergency Motion. Furthermore, a copy of the Emergency Motion should be tendered to the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney on the day the Emergency Motion is filed. An Emergency Motion may be filed if an issue arises that concerns the imminent risk of harm to the minor.
Remember that ALL attorneys appointed on the case must be consulted prior to the selection of any motion date. If you have any questions, please contact Courtroom 5E's Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney (312) 433-4731.
HEARING OFFICER: Barbara Sinclair
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Candace J. FABRI
- ALL non-emergency motions must be scheduled with the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney PRIOR to filing. Motions must be filed at least three days before the date assigned for hearing. Even if the case is up on the day you wish to file your motion, you must confer with the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney or it will NOT be heard. The party filing the motion is responsible for giving notice to all other appropriate parties. The 3C Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney can be reached at (312) 433-4733, or go to office number G023AW.
- If a motion is filed without conferring with the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney, the motion will NOT be heard. In addition, the attorney who filed the unscheduled motion will be responsible for filling out a continuance order with a date given by the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney.
- Motions will not be added to the call unless a copy is tendered to the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney at least three days before the date assigned for hearing.
- The Court will not entertain emergency motions that are not true emergencies. An emergency motion is any matter that concerns immediate placement of the minor due to imminent risk of harm. Emergency motions will be heard promptly. Contact the Court Coordinator/Staff Attorney as soon as possible to give notice of the emergency motion.
Hearing Officer: Al Sillins
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Maureen FEERICK
Please schedule all motions with the Court Coordinator.
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Lawrence E. FLOOD
Motion Policy
All motions, except fee petitions and emergency motions, may be set on a previously scheduled court date provided the coordinator has approved the addition of the motion for that day or any future date.
In order for the coordinator to approve the addition of a motion to a call, the moving party shall provide a courtesy copy of the motion, filed stamped by the clerk's office, to the coordinator no less than (3) days prior to the date requested.
It is the responsibility of the moving party to ensure that the assistant public guardian assigned to the case is scheduled to be in the courtroom on the requested court date, or alternatively that the assigned guardian has no objection to appearing in court on the date requested.
It is expected that all motions comply with applicable Supreme Court and Circuit Court rules regarding notice.
Emergency motions (concerning imminent risk of harm to the minor) may be filed any day. If the court finds the matter to be an emergency, the motion will be heard as soon as the call permits.
Fee petitions can be set on any date and time upon approval of the court coordinator.
Hearing Officer: Eleesha O'Neil
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Thomas V. GAINER, Jr.
Motion Policy
All motions, other than fee petitions and emergencies, are to be set on a day approved by the court coordinator or on a day that the case is already set. Please keep in mind, that the attorneys from the Public Guardian's Office have certain days in court and certain days when they are not scheduled for court. If you are going to schedule a motion for a day on which the public guardian is not scheduled to be in court, please discuss it with the assigned OPG attorney to make sure it is not a problem.
All motions, including emergency motions, must comply with the applicable Supreme Court and Cook County Circuit Court rules with regard to service and notice.
A courtesy copy of motions and petitions must be tendered to the court coordinator at least 3 days before the matter to be heard.
FEE PETITIONS:
All petitions for fees: please note that ALL PARTIES OF RECORD must receive notice of your fee petition. The petitions can be set on any date that is convenient for you and approved by the court coordinator.
Hearing Officer: Charlotte Newman
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Bettina M. GEMBALA
- Pursuant to General Order 05-10, all motions and fee petitions must be scheduled with the courtroom Court Coordinator prior to being filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Motions filed before they are scheduled with the Courtroom Coordinator may be stricken from the call.
- All motions and petitions must conform to the applicable rules of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, Supreme Court Rules, Cook County Circuit Court Rules, and the Juvenile Court Act.
- In order to determine whether a motion will be agreed or contested, the movant must speak to all parties prior to filing any motion. A contested motion will receive a short court date; an appropriate hearing date for the motion will then be determined at that time. An agreed motion will immediately receive the closest available date for hearing.
- Emergency motions (involving imminent risk of harm to the minor) may be filed at any time. A courtesy copy of the motion should be tendered to the courtroom Staff Attorney/Court Coordinator as soon as possible.
- Fee petitions may be scheduled with the courtroom Staff Attorney for any day. All fee petitions should be noticed for 9 a.m.
Hearing Officer: Ellen Gorin
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Maxwell GRIFFIN, Jr.
Motion Policy
Court proceedings will start each day promptly at 9 a.m. Cases will be scheduled on the half hour starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 11:30 a.m. Afternoons are reserved for specially set cases approved by the Judge. All parties, attorneys, caseworkers, witnesses and others entitled to be present at the proceedings are expected to be ready to proceed at the time the case is scheduled. If the case is called and is not ready, it will be recalled if time permits. Please be advised that because of the scheduling demands, it may be necessary to give new dates to cases that are not ready when the case is initially called.
Private/bar attorneys should not schedule motions or agree to next court dates and times which conflict with matters scheduled on other Court Calendars. Motions (e.g. motions to close or change visits) may not be placed on the call without first clearing the date and time with the Judge or Court Coordinator, unless it is set for a previously scheduled court.
Fee Petitions and Motions to Withdraw should be set for a date when the case is otherwise scheduled before the Court. If this is not possible, Fee Petitions and Motions to Withdraw may be scheduled at 9 a.m. and will be heard only if proper notice has been given and the Court Coordinator has been notified. If the attorney seeking approval of the Fee Petition is not present when the matter is called at 9 a.m., it will be stricken.
The Court will not entertain emergency motions that are not true emergencies. An emergency motion is any matter that concerns immediate placement of the minor due to imminent risk of harm. Emergency motions will be heard promptly at 9 a.m. and must be received by the Judge and/or Court Coordinator no later that 4:30 p.m. the prior day. Cases may not be "instantered" without permission of the Judge and notice to the Court Coordinator.
Cases where a party must be writ into the proceedings should not be scheduled before 10 a.m. unless they are at Cook County Jail.
Hearing Officer: Charisse Hampton
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Mary L. MIKVA
Motion Policy (Effective February 1, 2006)
- Attorneys are encouraged to advise the Court and other counsel that, at the next progress or permanency date, they intend to bring a motion, such as a motion for visitation or for return home. Those motions will then be built into the schedule for the next court date. If it appears that the anticipated motion will not be appropriate, attorneys should give at least two weeks notice to the Court Coordinator so that the time can be used for other cases.
- Unless a motion was specifically scheduled with the Court at the last court date, any non-emergency motion must be scheduled with the Court Coordinator prior to filing. Attorneys should not assume that, because a case is already on the call, there will also be adequate time to hear a motion.
- Unless all of the parties have expressly waived written notice, attorneys must provide notice of any motion to all parties, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 11 and Circuit Court Rule 2.1, and should provide courtesy copies to the Court Coordinator at least two days in advance of the motion.
- Emergency motions (those concerning imminent risk of harm to a minor) may be noticed for any day the court is in session. If the Court finds the matter to be an emergency, the motion will be heard as soon as the call permits. If not, the motion will be reset by the Court Coordinator. Notice of emergency motions must be given in accordance with Circuit Court Rule 2.2. However, advance notice of the motion should be given to all parties where possible. A copy of the motion must be given to the Court Coordinator.
MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW
- Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 13, notice of a Motion to Withdraw must be sent by certified mail or via personal service to a party at his or her last known address. An attorney seeking to withdraw from representing a parent must obtain address information from the current caseworker and should send notice to multiple addresses, if necessary.
- Where a motion to withdraw is granted, the attorney must file proof of service, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 13, demonstrating that the attorney have given the former client notice of the Court's ruling.
- The Court will not grant a Motion to Withdraw within the 21-day period before any court date. If a motion to withdraw is scheduled for a date where the matter is set for hearing, the attorney will not be permitted to withdraw until after that hearing.
FEE PETITIONS
- Unlike other motions, an attorney can present a fee petition at any time the case is scheduled before the Court (not before the Hearing Officer only) without approval from the Court Coordinator. Attorneys are encouraged to do this. However, fee petitions can also be scheduled for 9:30 a.m., any day the Court is in session, with the approval of the Court Coordinator. In either event, copies of the notice and fee petition must be given to the State's Attorney and to the Court Coordinator at least two days in advance of the hearing.
Hearing Officer: David Wisniewski
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Joan Margaret O'BRIEN
Motion Policy
Consistent with General Order 05-10 all non-emergency motions and petitions for fees shall be scheduled with (the) court coordinator before filing with the Clerk of the Court. Fee Petitions and Motions to Withdraw can be heard Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. These motions must be scheduled with the Courtroom 1-A court coordinator/staff attorney, and a file-stamped copy must be delivered to her mailbox three days prior to the scheduled court date and time.
Courtroom 1-A has an established Monday afternoon agreed motion call, at 1:30 p.m. Agreed motions may be scheduled for this time with the Courtroom 1-A court coordinator/staff attorney, and a file-stamped copy must be delivered to her mailbox three days prior to the scheduled court date and time. If the motion is no longer agreed at the time of the hearing, it may be given a future court date, subject to the demands on the court's schedule.
All emergency motions may be filed for any weekday at 10 a.m., or for a date and time selected, when possible, with the Courtroom1-A court coordinator/staff attorney. Please inform her of the emergency motion, and deliver a courtesy copy of the motion to her on the day the motion is filed. An emergency motion may be filed if an issue arises that concerns the imminent risk of harm to a minor.
Please remember that all attorneys on a case must be consulted prior to the selection of any motion date. If you have any questions, please contact the Courtroom1-A court coordinator/staff attorney.
Hearing Officer: Robert Backis
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Sandra R. OTAKA
Motion Policy
- All motions, including emergency motions and attorney fee petitions, must be scheduled with the court coordinator prior to filing. Motions must be filed at least 3 days before the date assigned for hearing. Parties may also request leave from the court to file motions for future calendar dates. The court coordinator office number is C017 and she/he can be reached at 312.433.7812.
- If a motion is filed without conferring with the court coordinator, that motion will not be heard, and the attorney who filed the motion must fill out a continuance order with a date given by the court coordinator. Motions must be filed with dates that are agreeable with the court's calendar.
- Motions will not be added to the court's calendar, unless a file-stamped copy is tendered.
- After a consultation with all parties, the motion must contain language indicating whether the motion is agreed or contested. If contested, please state by whom.
- One courtesy copy of all motions, file-stamped, may be tendered in open court or with the court coordinator. MOVANT is responsible for notice to parties and foster parents, and/or obtaining appropriate waivers in compliance with the Juvenile Court Act and General Orders of the Presiding Judge.
- If a case is being advanced and reset from a future date, please include the originally scheduled court date in the top margin of the motion.
ATTORNEY FEE PETITIONS
- Must be scheduled with the court coordinator prior to the filing and may be heard at any time on any date that is agreeable with the court's calendar.
- The attorney presenting the petition must:
a) Advance the court files from the clerk's office;
b) Submit the petition to the court's clerk to verify all "IN COURT HOURS;"
c) Provide case name, minor(s), docket number, date from which the case is advanced if applicable, and the next court date to the court coordinator to schedule the hearing on the fee petition; and
d) Notice to the State's Attorney's office is required, courtesy copies should be given to the court coordinator.
Hearing Officer: Michael Dickman/Steve Sidlowski
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Richard A. STEVENS
Motion Policy
- With regard to service and notice, all motions must comply with the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, Supreme Court Rules and Cook County Circuit Court Rules.
- All motions must be scheduled with the court coordinator prior to filing (room G011, telephone 312.433.4742).
- One courtesy copy of each motion shall be tendered to the court coordinator at least three days before the assigned court date. Motions that are filed without first being scheduled with the court coordinator may be stricken from the call.
- Motions that are not agreed on the initial court date may be continued for a contested hearing date. Written reports/evaluations/assessments to be admitted in evidence shall be tendered to all parties in advance of the hearing date.
- As provided in the Juvenile Court Act, foster parents shall be given notice of any hearing wherein the custody or status of the minor may be changed.
- Emergency motions concerning imminent risk of harm to the minor may be filed any day, at any time. A copy of the emergency motion must be tendered to the court coordinator to be added on to the daily call.
- Fee petitions must be scheduled in advance with the court coordinator, with courtesy copies to the court coordinator and the state's attorney's office.
Hearing Officer: Mary Brass
Practice Information for Persons Appearing in the Courtroom of
Judge Rena M. VAN TINE
Motion Policy
All motions, other than fee petitions and emergencies, are to be set on a day approved by the court coordinator or on a day that the case is already up. Please keep in mind, that the attorneys from the Public Guardian’s Office have certain days in court and certain days when they are not scheduled for court. If you are going to schedule a motion for a day on which the public guardian is not scheduled to be in court, please discuss it with the assigned OPG attorney to make sure it is not a problem.
All motions, including emergency motions, must comply with the applicable Supreme Court and Cook County Circuit Court rules with regard to service and notice.
A courtesy copy of motions and petitions must be tendered to the court coordinator at least 3 days before the matter to be heard.
FEE PETITIONS:
All petitions for fees: please note that ALL PARTIES OF RECORD must receive notice of your fee petition. The fee petitions can be set on any date that is convenient for you and approved by the court coordinator.
Hearing Officer: George Domas
