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Illinois · 49 forms

Civil Lawsuits

General civil cases: complaints, answers, motions, discovery, and judgments.

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  • SU-AD 1506.2

    Additional Defendant

    This form is used when a person needs to serve more than one Defendant or Respondent in a case. It asks for the names and addresses of all the people or businesses involved in the lawsuit.

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  • SU-LPS 1507.4

    Letter to the Special Process Server

    This letter is used to give instructions to a process server who will deliver a Summons and Complaint or Petition to a person. It asks the server to serve the papers and then send back a Proof of Service using an envelope provided by the sender.

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    Additional Defendant Information

    This form is used when you are filing a case and need to list information for more than three people or businesses you are suing. It asks for the names and locations of the additional defendants or respondents.

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    Additional Reasons for Lawsuit

    This form is used to add more reasons for a lawsuit when the main Complaint or Petition form does not have enough space. It allows the filer to continue listing the details of the case.

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    Appearance (Civil Asset Forfeiture)

    This form allows a person to officially state that they are involved in a Civil Asset Forfeiture case. It asks the filer to provide personal details and indicates whether they want the court to hold a trial with only a judge or with both a judge and a jury.

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    Complaint or Petition

    This form starts a civil case in the Circuit Court. It asks the filer to provide information about who is starting the case (the Plaintiff/Petitioner), who they are suing (the Defendant/Respondent), the reasons for the lawsuit, and what the filer is asking the judge to order.

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    Summons

    This form is a Summons used to officially notify someone that they have been sued in a court case. It tells the person who received it how and when they must respond to the lawsuit.

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    Summons (Protective Orders)

    This form is a Summons for Protective Orders that officially notifies a person (the Respondent) that a case has been filed against them in court. It provides instructions on court dates, how to attend court, and what steps the Respondent must take next.

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  • ATJ 1405.2

    Affirmative Defenses

    This form is used to list reasons why the person filing the answer believes the other party should not win, even if the other party's claims are true. It requires the filer to state the name of each defense and provide facts supporting it.

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    Additional Defendant Signatures, Names, & Addresses

    This form is used to add the names, addresses, and signatures of extra defendants in a case. It requires each additional defendant to sign and print their current information.

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    Additional Defenses for Mortgage Foreclosure Appearance & Answer

    This form is used to list extra defenses that a defendant has in a mortgage foreclosure case. It requires the defendant to list their names, addresses, and sign the form.

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    Additional Paragraphs for Answer or Response

    This form allows a person to add extra pages to an Answer or Response filed with the court. It asks the filer to respond to specific numbered or lettered paragraphs from the original complaint or petition by admitting, denying, or stating they do not know the information.

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    Additional Paragraphs for Mortgage Foreclosure Appearance & Answer

    This form is used when responding to a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint in court. It asks the defendant to state whether they agree, disagree, or do not know about specific paragraphs in the original complaint.

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    Answer or Response

    This form is used to formally answer or respond to a Complaint or Petition filed by another party in a civil case. It asks the filer to state whether they admit, deny, or do not know the truth of each numbered or lettered statement in the original filing.

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    Answer to Complaint for Forfeiture (Not Involving Drugs or Money Laundering)

    This form is used to formally answer a Complaint for Forfeiture, which deals with property taken by the court. It asks the person filling it out to admit, deny, or state they do not know about specific statements made in the original Complaint.

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    Counterclaims

    This form is used to state separate legal claims, called counterclaims, that a person has against the person who started the case. It asks the court to order specific things related to these new claims.

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    Mortgage Foreclosure Appearance & Answer

    This form is used to formally respond to a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint filed in court. It asks the defendant to provide information about the property, whether they are working with a lender or housing counselor, and to state whether they agree, disagree, or do not know the facts presented in the complaint.

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  • ATJ 3102.3

    Notice of Court Date for Emergency Motion to Claim Exemption

    This form is a notice that tells the court and the other people in the case about a scheduled court date for an emergency motion to claim an exemption. It also includes a section to prove how and when the documents are being sent to everyone involved.

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  • ATJ 3103.2

    Order on Emergency Motion to Claim Exemption

    This form is an order that a judge signs after someone files an emergency motion to claim an exemption. It records the court's decision about whether the exemption claim is allowed and what happens next with the case.

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  • HM-M 4003.2

    Hardship Motion

    This form is a request to the court asking for the temporary return of a vehicle during a civil asset forfeiture case. It asks the filer to explain the hardship they would face without the vehicle and to provide details about their current living situation and transportation options.

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  • HM-O 4004.1

    Order on Hardship Motion

    This form is an official court document used to record a judge's decision regarding a request to get a vehicle back after it has been taken by the state. It records whether the hardship request is granted or denied and sets any conditions for the vehicle's temporary release.

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  • MSP-O 1552.1

    Order on Motion to Approve Process Server Who is Not Licensed

    This form is an order that the judge uses to decide if a person who is not a licensed process server can legally serve court papers. It asks the court to approve or deny the request to use that specific person.

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    Additional Information for Hardship Motion

    This form asks for extra details to support a request to get a vehicle back after it was taken by the court. It asks the filer to list reasons why they need the car that could not fit on the main Hardship Motion.

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    Citation to Discover Assets to a Debtor's Bank

    This form is a legal notice sent to a bank and a debtor. It tells the bank that a creditor believes the bank holds property belonging to the debtor and requires the bank to respond to the court.

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    Emergency Motion to Claim Exemption

    This form is used to ask the court to declare certain funds as exempt from debt collection and to release up to $4000. It asks the court to declare the funds exempt and set a date for a hearing to look at the debtor's bank accounts.

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    Identity Theft Affidavit (Credit Card or Debt Buyer Collection Action)

    This form is an affidavit used by a defendant in a lawsuit to state that the debt in question was not created by them, but rather by someone who stole their identity. It also includes a section to prove how and when the documents are being sent to the other people in the case.

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    Motion

    This form is used to ask a judge to make a decision or take a specific action in a case. It requires the filer to explain what they are asking for and why the judge should agree with them.

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    Motion to Approve Process Server Who is Not Licensed

    This form is used to ask the judge for permission to use a private process server who does not have a license to serve legal papers. It also includes a section to explain how and when the documents will be sent to other people in the case.

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    Motion to Stay Foreclosure Sale

    This form is a request to the court asking to delay a scheduled sale of a property that is part of a foreclosure case. It asks the court to delay the sale and grant other fair relief.

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    Motion to Vacate Default Judgment of Foreclosure

    This form is a request to the court asking the judge to cancel a judgment of foreclosure that was made by default. It asks the court to cancel the judgment, allow the person to appear in court, give time to answer, or grant other fair relief.

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    Notice of Court Date For Hardship Motion

    This form is a notice used to tell the court and other interested parties about a scheduled hearing for a Hardship Motion. It asks the filer to provide details about the hearing date, the vehicle involved, and how copies of the notice are being sent out.

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    Notice of Limited Scope Appearance

    This form is used when a lawyer agrees to represent a client only for a limited part of a court case. It requires signatures from both the lawyer and the client to show this limited agreement to the court.

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    Notice of Motion to Stay Foreclosure Sale

    This form is a request to the court to pause a foreclosure sale. It asks the court to schedule a hearing date and includes sections to prove that the document was sent to the other parties involved in the case.

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    Notice of Motion to Vacate Default Judgment of Foreclosure

    This form is a notice that asks the court to cancel a default judgment of foreclosure. It requires the filer to provide details about the hearing date and must also prove that the other parties received the notice.

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  • ATJ 1701.5

    Citation to Discover Assets (To Debtor)

    This form is a court notice that tells a person who owes money (the debtor) that they must appear in court to share information about their money and property. It outlines what the debtor must explain to the judge and what documents they need to bring to the hearing.

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    Order to Stay Foreclosure Sale

    This form is an official court document used by the judge to write an order about a request to stop a foreclosure sale. It records whether the judge agrees to stop the sale or not.

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    Order to Vacate Default Judgment of Foreclosure

    This form is an official court order used after a motion has been filed to cancel a default judgment from a foreclosure case. It is filled out by the judge to state whether the motion is granted or denied.

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  • ATJ 1721.5

    Citation to Discover Assets to Debtor’s Employer

    This form is used to officially notify a person's employer that the person owes money and that the court may take steps to collect the debt from the wages. It asks the employer to fill out an answer form detailing the employee's pay information.

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    Citation to Discover Assets to Debtor’s Bank Letter to the Sheriff

    This form is a letter that is given to the Sheriff to help find assets in a debtor's bank account. It includes a notice called a Citation to Discover Assets to Debtor’s Bank.

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    Citation to Discover Assets to Debtor’s Employer Letter to the Sheriff

    This form is a letter that a person sends to the Sheriff's office to ask them to serve a legal notice, called a Citation to Discover Assets to Debtor’s Employer. It is used to officially notify an employer about a legal case.

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    Additional Proof of Delivery (Civil Asset Forfeiture)

    This form is used to provide extra proof that a court document was delivered to specific people in a civil asset forfeiture case. It asks the filer to list the document, the people receiving copies, and how the document was sent.

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    Letter to the Sheriff

    This form is a letter that a person sends to the Sheriff's office to ask them to deliver (serve) a Summons and Complaint or Petition to another person. It requires the sender to include copies of the documents and payment for the service.

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    Proof of Delivery

    This form is used to tell the judge how and when you plan to send court papers to the other people involved in the case. It asks you to list the documents you are sending and the method of delivery.

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    Proof of Delivery

    This form is used to tell the judge how and when you plan to send court documents to the other people involved in the case. It asks you to list the documents, the people receiving them, and the method of delivery.

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    Proof of Delivery

    This form is used to tell the judge how and when you plan to send court papers to the other people involved in the case. It asks you to list the documents you are sending and the method of delivery.

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    Proof of Delivery

    This form is used to tell the judge how and when documents will be sent to the other people involved in a case. It asks the filer to list the documents being sent and the method of delivery.

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    Proof of Delivery

    This form is used to tell the judge how and when you plan to send court papers to the other people involved in the case. It asks you to list the documents you are sending and the method of delivery.

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    Proof of Delivery

    This form is used to tell the judge how and when you plan to send court papers to the other people involved in the case. It asks you to list the documents you are sending and the method of delivery.

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    Proof of Delivery (Civil Asset Forfeiture)

    This form is used to prove that certain court documents have been sent to different people involved in a civil asset forfeiture case. It requires the filer to list who received the documents and how they were sent.

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