Rule 10 - Size and Specifications of Documents Filed in the Illinois Courts (a)Page Size. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the page size of all documents filed in all courts of this State shall be 81/2 inches by 11 inches. The court encourages use of recycled paper if the filing is in paper form.
Either side in a case can file a motion. In some instances, a non-party may file a motion (for example, a motion to quash a subpoena issued in the case). Motions are electronically filed (e-file) with the court clerk where your case is being heard and are decided by a judge at a motion hearing.
What is a Proof of Service & Affidavit of Mailing? o Before you file a document with the court, you must send a copy to each of the other parties, and you must send it in one of several particular ways. A Proof of Service shows the court how you sent a copy of a document to each of the other parties in the case.
You start a lawsuit by filing a complaint. In some circumstances, you file a petition or a motion. The court has several complaint forms that you may use in drafting your complaint. The forms are available online and at the Pro Se Intake Unit.
As of July 1, 2018, E-Filing became mandatory in Illinois for all Civil Areas (except Quasi Criminal, Housing and Wills). The Illinois Supreme Court mandated Cook County to Utilize the Statewide Electronic Filing System (eFileIL) for Civil Case Filings in Cook County - Illinois Supreme Court Order M.R.
Motions How to Prepare a Motion: You will title your Motion and write what you are asking the judge for and why the judge should agree with you. Available Motion Forms: There are general motion and notice forms that can be found here. Obtain a Court Date. Notice of Court Date for Motion.
Chattel is personal property such as furniture or livestock. In the past, chattel has also been a wife, a child, or a slave. Today, that is not the case. Chattel real is property as well, but it's property such as land or a building that is rented for a set amount of time.
This writing constitutes the "chattel paper," which may consist of a conditional sales contract, a chattel mortgage, a security agreement or a chattel lease,2 with or without an accompanying negotiable instru- ment.
Electronic chattel paper: Chattel paper that is created, recorded, transmitted or stored in digital form or in another intangible form by electronic, magnetic or optical means.
Tangible chattel paper is sometimes delivered to the assignee, and sometimes left in the hands of the assignor for collection. Subsection (a) allows the assignee to perfect its security interest by filing in the latter case. Alternatively, the assignee may perfect by taking possession.