Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Amends Local Rule 39, Now Requires Hard Copies of Briefs

The Illinois Appellate Court, First District, recently amended Local Rule 39.

Effective March 1, 2018, in addition to the requirement of electronically filed briefs, which will be considered the official original filed with the court, the First District will require six duplicate paper copies of briefs and any appendices to be filed with the court’s electronic file stamp within five days of the documents' e-filing acceptance date.

To see these local rules, please click here

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