{"id":"IL-064","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Illinois","authority":"Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 16","instrument":"M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of May 20, 2020, modifying the orders of March 17 and April 7, 2020)","title":"Resumption of court matters from June 1, 2020 per chief-judge plans; remote hearings promoted; trial continuances continued and speedy-trial time tolled","dateIssued":"2020-05-20","effective":"2020-06-01","end":"Superseded in part by later M.R. 30370 orders (Aug. 27, 2020 and 2021 orders); trial-continuance authority \u0027until further order\u0027","startDate":"2020-06-01","endDate":"2021-03-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["chief circuit judges","all circuit courts","litigants"],"clause":"Effective June 1, 2020, the Court\u0027s order of March 17, 2020, is modified so that each circuit may return to hearing court matters, whether in person or remotely, according to a schedule to be adopted for each county by the chief judge in each circuit. The circuit courts shall continue, to the extent possible, to allow for appropriate social distancing and attempt to reduce the number of persons appearing personally for court appearances.... Local plans should continue to promote the use of remote hearings where appropriate. To the extent that the Court\u0027s order of March 17, 2020 prohibits in-person proceedings on non-essential matters, this provision is relaxed according to the plan adopted by the chief circuit judge in each circuit. Additionally, the April 7, 2020, order regarding Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency/Impact on Trials is modified to read as follows:... The Chief Judges of each circuit may continue trials until further order of this Court.","enforcement":"Supervisory order; Supreme Court Guidelines for Resuming Illinois Judicial Branch Operations","functions":["CT courts","PJ","SV foreclosures, evictions and collections (court-dependent)"],"notes":"Confirms that from Mar. 17 to June 1, 2020 the March 17 order \u0027prohibit[ed] in-person proceedings on non-essential matters\u0027 statewide, and that trial continuances continued afterward.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.illinois.gov/SupremeCourt/Announce/2020/052020.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200924160011/https://courts.illinois.gov/SupremeCourt/Announce/2020/052020.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":41272,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"IL","url":"/library/IL-064","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/IL-064","citation":"Supreme Court of Illinois, M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of May 20, 2020, modifying the orders of March 17 and April 7, 2020) (Ex. IL-064)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["IL-062","IL-063","IL-065","IL-066"]}