Illinois Supreme Court Rule — Motions on Grounds of Forum Non Conveniens

Circuit Court proceedings; civil-only rules remain civil-only. Remote-appearance categories and exceptions must be read in the full rule. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.

Official source text retained on collection date; source versions and later amendments must remain visible. No exhaustive certification of current legal effect.

Rule 187. Motions on Grounds of Forum Non Conveniens

Paragraph (b) Paragraph (b) requires that hearings on forum non conveniens motions be scheduled to allow the parties sufficient time to conduct discovery on factual issues raised by such motions. The trial court should exercise its discretion in determining how much time is sufficient.

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