Allen County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to insert new matter or strike material must be written, identify the words at issue, and place each set of words in a separate consecutively numbered specification.

Subject to Trial Rule 12(F), every motion to insert new matter or to strike out any part or parts of any pleading, deposition, report, order or other document in a case shall be made in writing and shall set forth the words sought to be inserted or stricken. Each set of words to be inserted or stricken shall be in a separate specification and each specification shall be numbered consecutively.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Each listed document must be paginated separately and consecutively, with a title and a page number on every page, including page one, in the required bottom-of-page format.

All of the pages of each document listed above shall be separately paginated consecutively. Every page of each document must contain a page number, including page one, which includes a title of the document. The page numbers may be affixed to a page by type, stamp, or handwriting. Page numbers must appear in the bottom of the page, and must be formatted to indicate each page number in relation to the total of the pages in the document (e.g., “Page 1 of 14”, “1 of 14”, “p.1/14”, “p.1 of 14”.)

CRITICALCriminal cases

Parties must use court forms as drafted; modified or altered forms may be struck or denied.

All parties shall use the forms as drafted. The use of a modified or altered form may result in the pleading or motion being struck from the record or denied.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Proposed orders must be separate from motions, give detailed relief, include a case caption and bottom-of-page numbering showing each page’s position in the total, and include specified judge-signature and date lines with approximately two inches of blank space; including the judge’s or magistrate’s name on the signature line is preferred.

All proposed orders shall: (1) be a document that is separate and apart from the motion; (2) contain all relevant detail of the relief granted by the order (a single statement, such as “Motion granted” is not sufficient in detail); (3) contain the proper caption of the case; (4) contain page numbers that appear in the bottom of the page, and must be formatted to indicate each page number in relation to the total of the pages in the document (e.g., “Page 1 of 14”, “1 of 14”, “p.1/14”, “p.1 of 14”); (5) at the right margin contain a line for the signature of the judge on the last page of the proposed order under which shall be typed “Judge, Allen Superior Court” or “Magistrate, Allen Superior Court”, or “Judge, Allen Circuit Court”, whichever is applicable (it is also preferred that this line include the judge’s/magistrate’s name); (6) at the left margin of the judge’s signature line, contain a date line, stating the following: “Date: ”; and,. (7) provide approximately two inches of blank space provided between the last typed paragraph of the proposed order and the date and signaturelines.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Financial Declaration Forms must use a format approved by the Court.

The Financial Declaration Forms shall be in a format approved by the Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A rubber-stamp or facsimile signature is not acceptable on the original motion.

A rubber stamp or facsimile signature on the original copy shall not be acceptable.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Exhibits and subparts must follow the required lettering, titling, table-of-contents, cross-reference, and citation conventions, subject to the stated authentication exception for earlier exhibit identifiers.

Exhibits within the Designation of Evidence and Table of Contents shall begin with the letter “A” and proceed through the alphabet. The Exhibit Title shall identify the specific document by its content, such as “Affidavit of Mary Rose”; “Credit Card Statements 2007-2019”; and “Deposition of John Henry.” The Exhibit Letter and Title of the Exhibit shall match the Exhibit Letter and Title as stated in the Table of Contents. If a document is authenticated or referenced by an Exhibit, it shall be marked as a subpart to that Exhibit and shall be specifically and accurately referenced in the authenticating or referencing document. As with each Exhibit, each subpart to an Exhibit shall be identified in the Table of Contents. If any document contains an Exhibit letter or Exhibit number from an earlier filing, the earlier letter or number shall be removed to avoid confusion. However, when necessary to authenticate an earlier document, the earlier letter or number shall remain on that document, and the Exhibit shall also contain and be identified in the Table of Contents by the new Exhibit Letter. Citations must be to the page number referenced in the Table of Contents.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The entire designation and table of contents must be consecutively paginated starting with the caption on page one and substantially resemble Appendix F.

The entire Designation of Evidence and Table of Contents shall be consecutively paginated (e.g., “Bates-stamped”) in the manner described under paragraph 2, beginning with the caption on page one. Appendix F includes a Designation of Evidence and Table of Contents that conforms to these requirements. A party’s Designation of Evidence and Table of Contents must be substantially similar to Appendix F.

CRITICALCriminal cases

All motions for continuance must be made in writing with service to all other parties.

All motions for continuance must be made in writing with service to all other parties.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Other dispositive or complex motions, responses, and replies must follow Local Rule 9A’s requirements concerning separate documents, pagination, designation, summaries, and related matters.

All other dispositive or complex motions, responses, and replies (e.g., Motions to Dismiss, Motions to Strike, Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings, Motions to Exclude under I.R.E. 702(a) and 702(b), Requests for and Objections to Jury Instructions, Motions for Preliminary Determination, Motions to Compel) shall comply with the requirements set out above in Local Rule 9A, regarding separate documents, pagination, designation, summaries, etc.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Answers or objections to interrogatories under T.R. 31 or 33 must reproduce the full interrogatories immediately before the corresponding answer or objection.

Answers or objections to interrogatories under T.R. 31 or 33 must set forth in full the interrogatories being answered or objected to immediately preceding the answer or objection.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A proposed temporary restraining order must use a format approved by the Court.

The proposed order shall be in a format that has been approved by the Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Filings must follow the stated spacing, font, margin, and pagination requirements; 14-point body text is preferred.

A. Form. Filings must be e-filed on white paper. Filings shall be double spaced except for quotations, which shall be indented and single spaced. B. Font Type and Size. The font shall be those permitted at Indiana Appellate Rule 43, and the typeface shall be 12-point or larger in both body text and footnote. 14-point font is preferred for body text. C. Margins. All four margins for the text of the filing shall be at least one (1) inch from the edge of the page. D. Pagination. All of the pages of each filing shall be separately paginated consecutively. Every page of each filing must contain a page number, including page one. The page numbers may be affixed to a page by type, stamp, or handwriting. Page numbers must appear in the bottom center of the page, and must be formatted to indicate each page number in relation to the total of the pages in the document (e.g., “Page 1 of 14”, “1 of 14”, “p.1/14”, “p.1 of 14”.)

WARNINGCriminal cases

If the designation and table of contents exceed IEFS technical size capacity, they must be filed in multiple volumes consistent with the Local Rule.

If the Designation of Evidence and Table of Contents exceeds the technical size capacity of the IEFS, multiple volumes of the Designation of Evidence must be filed in a manner that is otherwise consistent with this Local Rule.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Interrogatories must be tailored to the cause and numbered consecutively.

Interrogatories shall be tailored specifically to the cause in which they are served and be numbered consecutively to facilitate response.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission must be tailored to the case and numbered consecutively.

A. Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents, and Request for Admissions shall be tailored to the case in which they are served and numbered consecutively to facilitate response.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Cite these local rules as Allen LR02-T.R. and cite the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure initially as Ind. Trial Rule and thereafter as T.R.

These local rules shall be cited as the Allen LR02-T.R. . The Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure shall be cited initially as Ind. Trial Rule and thereafter as T.R. .

WARNINGCriminal cases

Unless another law or rule provides otherwise, only the original copy of a motion needs to be filed.

Unless otherwise provided by law or rule, only the original copy of a motion need be filed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A motion to withdraw must be substantially similar to Appendix B.

The motion must be substantially similar to Appendix B.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A Motion to Strike and its supporting argument must be paginated as directed above.

The Motion to Strike and supporting argument shall be paginated as set forth above, and shall not exceed six (6) pages or 2,800 words, whichever is greater.

INFOCriminal cases

Parties are encouraged, but not required, to use the Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions wherever possible.

Parties are encouraged to utilize the Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions wherever possible.