Rules of Practice - 5th Judicial Circuit of Illinois
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Rule V |
Discovery Practice |
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A. Written Interrogatories
The party serving written interrogatories shall provide two legible copies to each
party required to answer the same. The interrogatories shall be reasonably spaced so as to
permit the answering party to make his answer on the interrogatories served on him. The
answering party may attach an addendum to the copies if the space provided is found to be
insufficient.
B. Days for Taking Depositions
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the court, depositions shall
not be taken on Saturdays, Sundays or court holidays.
C. Restrictive Filing
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, notices of depositions, depositions,
interrogatories, requests, answers or responses thereto and other discovery documents
shall not be filed with the clerk of the court except as necessary to resolve disputed
issues of procedure, fact, or substantive law or pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 207 (b)
(1)
D. Criminal Cases
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, discovery materials, answers, or responses
need not be filed with the clerk of the court, except as necessary to resolve disputes,
issues of procedure, facts or substantive law or pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 411
through 415.
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