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Part 21.00	Part 21.00 Miscellaneous
21.05 (Repealed) Appearance of Counsel Pro Hac Vice
21.01 (Amended) Photography, Radio, Television, Audio Recording Devices & Cellular Telephones
Amendment to Rule 21.01, Photography, Radio, Television, Audio Recording Devices and Cellular Telephones of Part 21, Miscellaneous, of the Uniform Rules of Practice, Circuit Court of Illinois, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
this 6th day of April, 2009
1. Jury and bench trials and evidentiary proceedings in felony cases and misdemeanor cases where incarceration may result.
2. All criminal proceedings under Supreme Court Rules 401 and 402 in which a court reporter is required.
3. Felony sentencing hearings and misdemeanor sentencing hearings in which incarceration may result.
4. Post-conviction hearings.
5. Juvenile Court proceedings other than reviews, status hearings and hearings set solely to change or to determine dates of future hearings.
6. Indirect criminal contempt proceedings.
1. Domestic relations proveups and trials.
2. Chancery trials, excluding foreclosures and excluding mechanic’s lien and other lien cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $15,000.
3. Jury and bench trials in law division cases, excepting those items set forth in Paragraph C.
4. Trials and evidentiary hearings in paternity matters.
5. Hearings on petitions for adjudication of disability and for appointment of a guardian of the estate, or person, or both, held pursuant to Section 11a-11 of the Probate Act.
1. Civil motions and petitions, including without limitation those involving testimony.
2. Voir dire and reading of instructions to the jury in civil cases.
3. Civil bench and jury trials in SC, LM and other cases wherein the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000.
4. Foreclosure proceedings.
5. Mechanic’s lien and other lien cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $15,000.
6. Motions and other issues during jury deliberations, taking of the verdict, and polling of the jury in civil cases and criminal cases in which no incarceration may result.
7. Traffic, misdemeanor, conservation and ordinance cases in which no incarceration may result. 8. Proceedings for the collection or enforcement of judgments, fines or costs.
9. Probate matters.
1. Only one reporter shall be used during the course of any testimony.
2. The party providing the reporter shall inform the clerk of the reporter’s name, address, reporting firm and State of Illinois license number before commencing.
3. The court reporter station in the courtroom shall be used.
4. If a transcript of all or part of a proceeding is ordered, the party or attorney shall order an original to be filed with the Court and the original shall be filed with the Court by the reporter before copies are delivered to the parties and the attorneys.
5. Any disagreement among the parties concerning qualifications of or which party’s reporter shall be used shall be presented to the Court for ruling as in all other motions.
6. Such other terms and conditions as the Court deem appropriate.
21.05 (Repealed) Appearance of Counsel Pro Hac Vice Amended by the Circuit Judges
21.06 (Amended) Extended Media Coverage Amendment to Rule 21, Miscellaneous, of the Uniform Rules of Practice, Circuit Court of Illinois, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. Whereas, the Judges of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court support transparency in court proceedings and always strive to balance the privacy interests of litigants, witnesses and victims with the right of the public to have access to legal proceedings and to maintain the sanctity of all court cases in order to ensure fairness and justice throughout every court proceeding; and,
Media Coordinator. A single representative acting on behalf of all news media organizations shall be selected to organize and submit requests for extended media coverage and administer all aspects of extended media coverage for the news media. The Media Coordinator shall be selected by and among representatives of the news media and shall be approved by the Chief Judge.
Court Media Liaison. A representative from Court Administration shall serve as the Court Media Liaison. The Court Media Liaison is responsible to the Court and shall work with the Media Coordinator on all matters pertaining to extended media coverage. The Media Liaison may consult with the trial judge regarding any questions or concerns from the media and may direct the media consistent with the rulings of the trial judge regarding extended media coverage of any case. The trial judge may direct the Media Liaison to convey any changes or alterations to the order entered in the case to interested individuals or organizations.
Notice of Requests for Extended Media Coverage. Notices for Requests for Extended Media Coverage shall be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The form for filing a Request for Extended Media Coverage shall be as prescribed in Appendix “A.”
Notices of Requests for Extended Media Coverage. The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall send a written Notice and copy of the Request for Extended Media Coverage to the following persons:
b. Parties appearing without Counsel;
The form of the Notice to be sent by the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall be prescribed in Appendix “C”.
The Notice and copy of the Request shall be sent by first class mail or facsimile transmission or delivered by personal service, no later than the close of business on the day following the filing of the Request. The Chief Judge may order alternate means of service, such as electronic mail, for persons identified in subparagraphs c through e of this section.
Objections by Parties. The form for a party to object to extended media coverage shall be as prescribed in Appendix “D.”
Objections by Witnesses. All witnesses shall be notified by counsel proposing to introduce testimony from a witness of their right to object to extended media coverage. Notification shall be provided by using the form as prescribed in Appendix “E”, or a substantially similar form. Objections by witnesses shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to the commencement of the proceeding. Any objecting witness shall file his or her objection using the form as prescribed in Appendix “F”, or a substantially similar form. Counsel shall file proof that notice was provided to the witness(es) each counsel intends to call at trial.
Notice of Objections. The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall provide written notice of all filed objections to extended media coverage to the persons designated in Section B.2 herein, and to the Media Coordinator.
Written Orders. The judge shall enter a written order on all requests for extended media coverage specifying the scope of coverage permitted. An order for extended media coverage shall be effective for all subsequent proceedings until the conclusion of the involved case(s) or as otherwise ordered by the court and subject to ruling on any filed objections. The form of an order for extended media coverage shall be prescribed in Appendix “B”.
Timeframe for Request and Objections. Calendar days shall be used for the purpose of calculating the timeframes for the filing of requests and objections.
Certain Trial Proceedings Prohibited from Extended Media Coverage. Extended media coverage is prohibited in any court proceeding required under Illinois law to be held in private. no coverage shall be permitted in any juvenile, dissolution, adoption, child custody, evidence suppression or trade secret cases. Extended media coverage is also prohibited as to evidentiary pre-trial motions, including Motions In Limine and in all Specialty Court proceedings including drug court, veteran’s court and mental health court due to the sensitive nature of these proceedings unless otherwise ordered by the court.
Enhanced Microphones. Parabolic or other highly sensitive long range microphones are prohibited.
Assigned Locations. The Court, in consultation with the Court’s Court Media Liaison or designee will direct the news media to their assigned spot(s). Still photographers and videographers must stay seated unless they are positioned beyond the last row of spectator’s seats.
Decorum. In the courtroom, members of the news media shall:
a. Not make comments in courtroom during court proceedings;
b. Not comment to or within hearing of the jury or any member
thereof at any time before the jury is dismissed;
Prohibition on Certain Materials. Focusing on and photographing of materials on counsel tables, materials on evidence carts, or materials that have not yet been presented as evidence is prohibited.
Temporary and Permanent Installations. The judge may order the news media to install any manner of temporary courtroom alterations including, but not limited, to a screen or divider to conceal the jury from the view of recording equipment. no permanent installation of any audio or visual recording equipment shall be made nor shall any court facility be altered, unless approved in advance by the Chief Judge. All expenses for permanent or temporary installations shall be borne by the news media.
Sub-contracting and Assignment. Permission for extended media coverage shall not be sub-contracted or assigned.
Non-exclusivity. This rule shall not preclude coverage of a judicial proceeding by other members of the news media who have not been granted permission for extended media coverage.
Courthouse Security. Court security policies require all persons and equipment entering the courthouse to pass through a magnetometer. News media representatives will not be permitted to bypass screening and should allow sufficient time to get through the magnetometer in advance of the commencement of proceedings.
Inadmissibility in Proceedings. Film, videotape, photograph and audio reproductions obtained by and through extended media coverage shall not affect the official court record of the proceeding for purposes of appeal or otherwise. Nor shall the same be admissible as evidence in the proceeding out of which it arose or in any proceeding subsequent or collateral thereto.
Knowledge of Plan Provisions. The Media Coordinator is charged with actual and constructive knowledge of the provisions contained within the Policy for Extended Media Coverage in Circuit Courts of Illinois and this rule. By the submission of a Request for Extended Media Coverage the Media Coordinator, respective agents from involved news media organizations and designees of such acknowledge and agree to abide by all applicable provisions.
Sanctions. In addition to contempt and any other sanctions allowed by law, the Judge or Chief Judge may remove anyone violating the Policy for Extended Media Coverage in Circuit Courts of Illinois or this rule from the courtroom and revoke the privileges for extended media coverage.
Revocation of Permission. If the Media Coordinator or any media representative fails to comply with the conditions set forth in the Policy for Extended Media Coverage in Circuit Courts of Illinois, this rule or other orders imposed by the Judge or Chief Judge, the Judge or Chief Judge may impose restrictions on the dissemination, broadcast and/or publication of extended media coverage.
Pilot Project. This rule is promulgated as a pilot project in accordance with Illinois Supreme Court Order M.R. 2634. This rule is subject to revision or termination at any time and without advanced notice.
this 4th day of March, 2013
Notice of Filing of Request for Extended Media Coverage, 171-442 (Appendix E) (PDF)
Notice of Filing of Request for Extended Media Coverage, 171-443 (Appendix C) (PDF)
Objection of Party to Extend Media Coverage of Testimony, 171-434 (Appendix D) (PDF)
Objection of Witness to Extend Media Coverage of Testimony 171-433 (Appendix F) (PDF)
Order on Request for Extended Media Coverage, 171-432 (Appendix B, Rev 1) (PDF)
Request for Extended Media Coverage, 171-431 (Appendix A, Rev 1) (PDF)
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