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Ill. S. Ct. R. 771
Finality of Orders and Effective Date of Discipline
(a) Finality. All orders imposing discipline pursuant to these rules, except orders entered in
cases that were accepted by the court for further consideration pursuant to Rule 753(e)(5)(a)(iii),
are final when filed by the clerk of the court, and the mandates in all such cases shall issue at the
time the orders are filed. No petition for rehearing pursuant to Rule 367 may be filed in such a
case, nor will any motion or other paper submitted after an order is filed automatically stay or
recall the court’s mandate. The finality of orders imposing discipline entered in cases accepted by
the court for further consideration pursuant to Rule 753(e)(5)(a)(iii) shall be governed by Rules
367 and 368.
(b) Effective Date. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or unless governed by Rules 367
and 368, all orders of discipline are effective when filed by the clerk of the court, except that orders
of suspension for a specified period of time which do not continue until further order of court or
any orders of suspension which are staye d, in part, by a period of probation become effective 21
days after the date they are filed by the clerk of the court.
(c) Interim Suspension. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all interim suspension orders
imposed under Rule 761 or Rule 774 and all subsequent disciplinary orders entered while the
lawyer is on interim suspension are effective when filed by the clerk of the court.
History
Adopted March 23, 2004, effective April 1, 2004. Commentary (March 23, 2004) Effective April 1, 2004, a new Rule 771 (“Finality of Orders and Effective Date of Discipline”) was adopted and the former Rule 771 (“Types of Discipline”) was renumbered as Rule 770.
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