5 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit — Judge Bernard I. Bober only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →Trials will generally be set by the Court during the Calendar Call. Parties announcing ready-for-trial will be scheduled to begin within a two-week (2 week) window the following Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. (or may be specially set by the Court).
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Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.