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    Mandatory Efiling: Quick Reference Guide

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    1. This document provides a quick reference guide for mandatory eFiling in Cook County, including how to initiate new cases, file into existing cases, and schedule motions. 2. It outlines the case number format for different divisions, which includes the year, division designation, and additional numbers or letters. Special instructions are provided for civil cases, which include the district number. 3. The guide specifies that the eFiler should be selected as the "Party Responsible for Fees" and how to file multiple documents in one transaction. It also indicates that a return date should not be selected unless it is required.

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    1. This document provides a quick reference guide for mandatory eFiling in Cook County, including how to initiate new cases, file into existing cases, and schedule motions. 2. It outlines the case number format for different divisions, which includes the year, division designation, and additional numbers or letters. Special instructions are provided for civil cases, which include the district number. 3. The guide specifies that the eFiler should be selected as the "Party Responsible for Fees" and how to file multiple documents in one transaction. It also indicates that a return date should not be selected unless it is required.

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    1. This document provides a quick reference guide for mandatory eFiling in Cook County, including how to initiate new cases, file into existing cases, and schedule motions. 2. It outlines the case number format for different divisions, which includes the year, division designation, and additional numbers or letters. Special instructions are provided for civil cases, which include the district number. 3. The guide specifies that the eFiler should be selected as the "Party Responsible for Fees" and how to file multiple documents in one transaction. It also indicates that a return date should not be selected unless it is required.

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    Mandatory Efiling: Quick Reference Guide

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    1. This document provides a quick reference guide for mandatory eFiling in Cook County, including how to initiate new cases, file into existing cases, and schedule motions. 2. It outlines the case number format for different divisions, which includes the year, division designation, and additional numbers or letters. Special instructions are provided for civil cases, which include the district number. 3. The guide specifies that the eFiler should be selected as the "Party Responsible for Fees" and how to file multiple documents in one transaction. It also indicates that a return date should not be selected unless it is required.

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    Mandatory eFiling QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

    INITIATING A NEW CASE


    *EXCEPTION: For the Civil Divisions, in place of
    In the “Location” drop-down menu, select Cook County,
    letter designations, the District number (1-6) is
    the Division, and the District (1-6) where your case will
    inserted after the four (4) digit year and followed by
    be filed (Example: Cook County – Domestic Relations-
    six (6) numbers.
    District 3 – Rolling Meadows). In the “Category” field, re-
    select the Division where the case is being filed; then in
    the “Case Type” field, choose the specific case type Example (Law Division case): 2018L000818
    being filed (Example: “Legal Separation”). *Example (Civil Division case, District 3):

    FILING NEW CASES and SUBSEQUENT FILINGS 20183000818


     COOK COUNTY ATTORNEYS -Double Letter Designation Divisions [Chancery
    (CH); Order of Protection (OP)]:
    Cook County attorneys must input a Cook County
    Attorney Code number in the “Case Cross Reference A four (4) digit year; two upper case letters for the
    Number” field in Section 2 on the initial screen. division designation; and five (5) numbers.
    Select “Cook County Attorney Code” in the drop down
    menu; click “Add Case Cross Reference Number” and Example (Chancery Division case): 2018CH01247
    then click “Save Changes.”
    -Please note: Law and Domestic Relations cases in
     SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS the Suburban Districts include the district's number
    Self-represented litigants must type the number: (2-6) after the division letter designation and before
    99500 in the “Case Cross Reference Number” field in five (5) numbers.
    Section 2 on the initial screen. Select “Cook County
    Example (Domestic Relations Division, District 4-
    Attorney Code” in the drop down menu, click “Add Case
    Cross Reference Number”; enter 99500, and then click Maywood): 2018D400012
    “Save Changes.”
     WHEN FILING AN APPEARANCE,
     THE eFILER is the “PARTY always click "Return Date Not
    RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FEES” Applicable" in the “Return Date”
    In the "Fees Section," the person who is filing a case or
    field.
    document is considered to be the "Party Responsible for
    the Fees." When efiling, you MUST select your name
    as the "Party Responsible for the Fees."
    SCHEDULING MOTIONS IN DOMESTIC
     FILING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS RELATIONS, PROBATE, CHANCERY and LAW
    Multiple documents with the same case number may be
    DIVISION (Calendar 4 and M1 only)
    filed in the same transaction, however, each document
    must be a separate PDF and must be individually Use the “Case Cross Reference Number” field to
    uploaded. Select your specific type of filing from the schedule Motions in Domestic Relations, Probate,
    options found in the “Filing Code” field; upload your Chancery and Law (Calendar 4 and M1 only) divisions.
    document; click “Save Changes.” To add an additional To schedule a motion, type the word “Motion” in the
    document, click “Add Another Filing” and repeat the “Case Cross Reference Number” field then select the
    previous steps. type of motion you are filing from the drop-down menu;
    click “Add Case Cross Reference”; click “Save
    FILING A NEW CASE - CIVIL DIVISION Changes.”

    When the case requires a Return Date, a date must


    FILING INTO AN EXISTING CASE in CIVIL and
    be selected from the pop-up calendar. If you are not
    sure if a return date is required, click “Validate”; if a LAW DIVISIONS
    return date is required the system will provide you with
    the first available return date. If a return date is not In the Civil and Law divisions, the Hearing box may
    required the system will place a check in the “Return display dates when filing into an existing case. DO NOT
    Date Not Applicable” box. choose a Hearing date unless the filing requires it. If you
    need to know whether a Hearing date is required, call
    FILING INTO AN EXISTING CASE and/or FILING the division or suburban district where the case is being
    heard or check the Clerk's Office's website:
    AN APPEARANCE www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org

     ENTERING THE CASE NUMBER SCHEDULING MOTIONS FOR POST JUDGMENT


    When eFiling a subsequent filing, the case number must
    CASES - CIVIL DISTRICTS 1-6
    be entered as follows:
    To get a court date for post judgment cases in Civil
    -Single Letter Designation Divisions [County (C); Municipal Districts 1-6 you must select "Return Date"
    Domestic Relations (D); Law (L); Probate (P)]: from the drop-down menu.
    A four (4) digit year; upper case letter for the
    division designation; and six (6) numbers.

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