Pursuant to the exemption provision of Supreme Court Rule 218, the case management conference requirements of such rule shall not apply to any case pending in court-annexed mandatory arbitration pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 86 et. seq., actions for forcible entry and detainer, actions in small claims, actions in probate, adoptions, actions in paternity, domestic relations post decree matters, any action for the prosecution of municipal ordinance violations and actions to foreclose mortgages.
Discovery pleadings including responsive discovery documents may be served personally or by U.S. Mail. Parties filing discovery pleadings including responsive discovery documents shall file a notice of filing with the clerk of the court with proof of service. The filing of the notice of filing shall be prima facie evidence that the same were served. The notice of filing shall contain the case title and number, date mailed or personally served, the sending and receiving parties, proof of service and shall identify the particular discovery pleading or responsive discovery document served or answered.
Signed: 10/91
Amended: 8/00