Clark County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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G. Entry Only After Court Approval. The Clerk of the Court shall enter the restraining order in the record only after the judge signs the original order.

G. Entry Only After Court Approval. The Clerk of the Court shall enter the restraining order in the record only after the judge signs the original order.

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The Clerk must enter a property TRO request in the record immediately upon filing without awaiting the judge's attention or signature.

C. Immediate Entry of Order. A request for a temporary restraining order regarding property will be entered in the record by the Clerk of the Court immediately upon filing and without bringing the matter to the attention of the judge or waiting for the judge to sign the original.

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The Clerk must enter a joint preliminary injunction request in the record immediately upon filing without awaiting the judge's attention or signature.

C. Immediate Entry of Injunction. A request for a joint preliminary injunction will be entered in the record by the Clerk of the Court immediately upon filing and without bringing the matter to the attention of the judge or waiting for the judge to sign the original.

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Notice/Motion/Order pleadings must be filed no later than seven days before the scheduled ruling.

The Notice/Motion/Order pleadings shall be filed and served on the opposing party not later than seven (7) days prior to the date of the scheduled ruling.

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A written response to the motion must be filed before the ruling date to be considered under the Notice of Ruling procedure.

Notice that the Court will consider a written response to the motion filed before the ruling date.

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Opposing counsel must submit the entry to the Court within five days of receiving it.

shall submit the entry to the Court within five (5) days of receiving the entry.

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A written request for a preliminary determination on temporary custody, child support, or parenting time must be filed within five days after service of the change-of-venue motion.

A written request for such a determination must be filed within five (5) days of service of the motion for change of venue.

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The mediator’s report is due 60 days after the dissolution or paternity action is filed.

Upon the passage of sixty (60) days from the filing of the dissolution or paternity action, the mediator shall submit a Mediator’s Report on the form provided along with the mediation agreement or with an indication that the mediation was not successful.

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An opposing party requesting hearing dates must file the request within ten days after service and include a proposed order in the Appendix’s form.

A request for hearing dates must be filed within ten (10) days of the service of Summons and Notice of Ruling and must be accompanied by a proposed Order scheduling hearing in a form consistent with that set forth in the Appendix to these Rules.

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Deadline

10 working days

The ruling date in a Notice of Ruling must be at least ten working days after the motion is filed and is selected by movant’s counsel.

The date for ruling which shall not be less than ten (10) working days from the filing of the motion, the movant’s counsel to select the date;

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When using the Notice/Motion/Order procedure, the Notice of Ruling must be filed at the same time as the written motion and required orders.

The attorney utilizing this procedure shall also file, at the time of filing a written motion and orders required by subsection A above, a written Notice of Ruling, stating that the Court will rule on the Motion and enter its Order upon such Motion beginning at 1:30 o'clock p.m. on the Friday (unless a different day and time is required by any individual court).

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A judgment creditor may file a contempt citation when a judgment debtor fails to appear as ordered, but must file it within 30 days of that failure.

Whenever a judgment debtor fails to appear as ordered for a scheduled hearing, the judgment creditor may file a contempt citation against the debtor. The citation must be filed within thirty (30) days of the failure to appear.

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Unless another period is provided by Indiana rules or statutes, an opposing party is recommended to file a response or objection within ten days after the motion is filed.

Except when time periods are otherwise provided in Indiana Trial Rules, Criminal Rules or Statutes, it is recommended that any party opposing any written motion filed should file their Response or Objection within ten (10) days after filing of any Motion.

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Deadline

10 working days

If the Summons and Notice of Ruling are served after the selected ruling date, the ruling date automatically extends to ten working days after service, and response and reply time limits apply.

If service of the Summons and Notice of Ruling occurs on a date beyond the selected ruling date, the ruling date shall be automatically extended for ten (10) working days from the date of service and the time limitations for the filing of a response and a reply to the response shall be followed.

WARNING

Deadline

15 working days

If the agreeing attorney does not prepare the entry within 15 working days of the Court’s request, opposing counsel may prepare and submit it, with a letter describing efforts to obtain its preparation by the agreeing attorney.

If an attorney agrees to prepare an entry and then fails to do so within fifteen (15) working days of the Court's request, opposing counsel may prepare the entry and submit the entry to the Court advising the Court by letter of the efforts made to gain preparation of the entry by opposing counsel.