New Illinois Supreme Court Rule Requires Specific Language for All Civil Summons
Effective July 1, a new Illinois Supreme Court Rule requires the following language to be added to all civil summons:
“E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.”
The new requirement also applies to the following rules:
- Rule 108 Notice to Heirs and Legatees
- Rule 110 Rights of Interested Persons During Independent Administration
- Rule 113 Notice of Entry of Default and Judgment of Foreclosure; Special Notice of Surplus Funds
- Rule 291 Proceedings Under the Administrative Review Law
- Rule 292 Form of Summons in Proceedings to Review Orders of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
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Member Comments (3)
It appears the first link (https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm) does not work.
The state's efiling is not yet easy and straight forward to do like Cook County's or DuPage's. This can place another burden on ProSe litigants. While I have e-filed thousands of documents between Federal, Cook and DuPage, the state's system is unweildy and confusing, it needs to be revised and not just required.
I'm waitiang for the first hacker to get into the attorneys bank/credit car accounts from info provided to the efiling service provider.