Bates Numbering for Illinois
Illinois courts require exhibits to follow Supreme Court Rule 218. Pretrial procedure requiring case management conferences to address admissions of fact and documents. Discovery completed 60 days before trial. Sequential Bates numbers give every page a unique, citable identifier, which matters anywhere exhibits get referenced by page during Illinois proceedings. ExhibitPrep applies the prefix and count automatically as you stamp.
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Illinois Court Requirements
Illinois courts require exhibits to follow Supreme Court Rule 218. Pretrial procedure requiring case management conferences to address admissions of fact and documents. Discovery completed 60 days before trial. SCR 218: 8.5x11 documents, 12-point minimum font, 1-inch margins. Top right 2x2 inch corner left blank for clerk stamp. Cook County: Rule 4.1 requires typewritten memorandum mailed 30 days before pretrial conference. Domestic Relations exhibits collected within 30 days after final order. Cook County Attorney ID Number required. ExhibitPrep's Bates numbering feature is built around exactly this: exhibits produced by the tool already match Illinois courts' formatting and marking conventions.
Key Benefits
Discovery compliance
Custom prefixes
Configurable format
Combined with stamps
Features
Common Use Cases
Illinois personal injury attorneys preparing medical records exhibits
Family law practitioners filing Illinois divorce and custody exhibits
Commercial litigation teams preparing discovery exhibits for Illinois Circuit Courts
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Bates numbering work for Illinois exhibits?
Add sequential Bates numbers to every page of your exhibits for discovery compliance and evidence tracking. Supreme Court Rule 218 governs exhibit disclosure in Illinois courts, and ExhibitPrep's labels and formatting are built to match it. Upload your documents, apply the feature, and download court-ready exhibits.
Is Bates numbering compliant with Illinois e-filing requirements?
Yes. Illinois courts file exhibits through eFileIL (files capped at 25 MB). ExhibitPrep exports PDFs sized and formatted to match eFileIL's requirements automatically.
What Illinois exhibit rule should attorneys know before using Bates numbering?
Exhibit exchange deadline: 30 days (Cook County). Discovery completed not later than 60 days before trial. Cook County requires 30 days before pretrial conference.
How much time does Bates numbering save on Illinois exhibits?
Manual exhibit prep runs about 5 minutes of setup plus 3 minutes per document, so a 16-exhibit set takes roughly 53 minutes by hand. Bates Numbers in ExhibitPrep cuts that same batch down to a few minutes total.
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