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Use the links to view the letter to WCLA from the CompFile Team and a flyer indicating that they will be going live on July 22nd for contract filing. You must register with CompFile in order to submit contracts for approval in all in cases except as it concerns Pro Se contracts.
By Order of the Chairman, the below listed Special Circumstance Procedures for both Review and Arbitration, that are listed for the month of June, 2020, will be carried over through the month of July, 2020.
An announcement relative to the continuing process for the month of August will be made near the end of the month of July.
A calendar, together with the WebEx information for the Call and hearing dates of each Commissioner and Arbitrator can be accessed from the IWCC website utilizing the links provided.
This is a reminder to all members of the Bar. When you appear at the IWCC, you must engage in social distancing. By this we mean that you must stand approximately six (6) feet apart. A horde of lawyers crowded into a small space at the IWCC is not social distancing.
Pro se litigants are in no way to be blamed for the Bar’s inability to engage in social distancing and or estimate a safe number of people in a confined area. It is the responsibility of the attorneys to make certain that all whom they invite act appropriately.
Due to the large number of attorneys and pro se litigants that appeared at the Commission, in Chicago, on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, we are forced to add additional dates for a pro se arbitrator. We originally scheduled Arbitrator Seal for each Wednesday in Chicago, during the month of June.
Arbitrator Seal will now be available for pro se settlements on Monday, June 15, Wednesday, June 17, Friday June 19, Wednesday June 24 and Thursday June 25, 2020. If additional dates are needed we will add them.
If there is a repeat of the overcrowding of the IWCC offices in Chicago, or for that matter any venue, we will take steps to limit the number of persons allowed into our offices.
Using this link, please review the document from CompFile. Once they go “live” in July for contract submissions, paper submissions will no longer be accepted except for pro se settlements. If you are not yet registered, please register now. Information regarding registration is on our website.
The June Arbitration Location Schedule has been updated on the IWCC website. Hearing location updates are as follows:
To access the complete “June Arbitration Location Schedule please go to the IWCC website homepage and scroll down to Click Here For The June Arbitration Location Schedule.
All hearings that were scheduled to be held in New Lenox on June 9th, 10th and 11th have been moved to the IWCC offices at the Thompson Center. The date and time of the hearings will remain as previously scheduled. Please continue to monitor the IWCC website for further information.
Please follow this link to the Commission’s memo outlining Commission proceedings for the month of June.
Please note the Commission will reopen again tomorrow, June 4th, for limited proceedings and filing.
The June 2020 Arbitration Calendar that is posted as a link on the IWCC website has been updated to include Webex and telephone dial in links. In order to join the status call of any arbitrator for the month of June, simply locate that arbitrator’s name in the "Arbitrator" column. You then have the option of joining the status call by either Webex or telephone by moving over to the "Webex Access" columns and clicking on either the "Phone" or "Web" option. You will then be connected directly to the status call.
We recognize these are trying times with much change and many emails outlining those changes. The purpose of this email also is to consolidate the documents for the June docket. Here are links to the following memos:
(today's links can be found on the IWCC website)
June Arbitration Location Schedule - Use this link to view the schedule
WebEx - Please use this link for information concerning WebEx contact details.
Resources for CLE:
IL Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, https://www.2civility.org/programs/cle/free-online-cle//
Lawyers’ Assistance Program of IL, https://illinoislap.org/
Resources for the Public:
Resources for Families:
Vitas J. Mockaitis, President | Michelle Lafayette Vice President | Catherine Doan, Treasurer | Christine M. Jagodzinski, Secretary
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