Blackford County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A person filing by fax must ensure the court receives the paper and records the filing in the case chronological summary.

It is the responsibility of the person filing by fax transmission to insure the court receives the transmitted paper and records the filing in the case chronological summary.

WARNING

Fax filings are treated as mailed for computing time under the Indiana Trial Rules and are file-stamped with the fax date.

Such fax transmissions shall be considered as mailed for purposes of computed time under the Indiana Trial Rules, and file stamped the date of the fax.

CRITICAL

The listed materials must be submitted to the Court at the Final Pre-Trial Conference.

All such lists, exhibits, copies, motions and instructions shall be submitted to the Court at the Final Pre-Trial Conference.

CRITICAL

The jury venire is to be issued ten days before trial, unless the matter is continued for good cause or by party agreement; the Bailiff issues it automatically.

The jury venire shall be issued ten (10) days prior to the scheduled trial date, unless the matter is continued upon good cause shown, or by agreement of the parties. The issuance of the jury venire shall occur automatically by the Circuit/Superior Court Bailiff.

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The parties must agree to an eligible special judge within seven days after the order is noted in the Chronological Case Summary.

The parties shall have Seven (7) days from the date this Order is noted in the Chronological Case Summary to agree to an eligible special judge, as defined in Trial Rule 79(J).

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Dispositive motions must be filed by the date specified in the completed order, and any necessary hearings will be scheduled upon filing.

That all dispositive motions shall be filed on or before the ____ day of ___________, 201__, and any necessary hearings thereon will be scheduled upon the filing of such motions.

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Deadline

3 business days

The opposing party or counsel has three business days after submission to approve the form of the order or propose changes.

A decree prepared following a hearing at the direction of the court shall be prepared by the party directed by the Court and submitted to the opposing party or counsel who shall have three (3) business days to approve the form of order or to propose changes.

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Proposed preliminary and final jury instructions must be submitted to the Court by the time of the final pre-trial conference.

All proposed preliminary and final instructions to be tendered by the parties shall be submitted to the Court not later than the time set for the final pre-trial conference.

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Trial briefs and preliminary trial motions must be filed at least 5 days before trial.

All trial briefs or preliminary trial motions shall be filed at least 5 days prior to trial.

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The jury venire must be issued 10 days before trial unless the matter is continued for good cause or by party agreement; the bailiff issues it automatically.

The jury venire shall be issued ten (10) days prior to the scheduled trial date, unless the matter is continued upon good cause shown, or by agreement of the parties. The issuance of the jury venire shall occur automatically by the Circuit/Superior Court Bailiff.

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A written report for an early pretrial must be filed on or before the scheduled omnibus/pretrial date.

The parties may pretrial any case prior to the scheduled omnibus/pretrial date, providing a written report to the Court is filed on or before the scheduled omnibus/pretrial date.

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The recipient has 45 days from filing of the dissolution action to deliver a financial disclosure statement; failure to prepare and send it may result in the statements in the other party’s statement being deemed admitted.

NOTICE: THIS VERIFIED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS A REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS TO THE RECIPIENT. SHOULD THE RECIPIENT FAIL TO PREPARE AND SEND HIS STATEMENT, THEN THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN WILL BE DEEMED ADMITTED BY THE COURT. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FILING OF THIS DISSOLUTION ACTION TO DELIVER YOUR VERIFIED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.