Hancock County Courts, Indiana Filing Rules

A court reporter must annually report all transcript and deposition fees received to the Office of State Court Administration using prescribed forms.

The maximum rate for originals of depositions taken by private counsel is $4.50 per page.

Faxed pleadings received in the Clerk’s Office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday are filed that date; those received at other times or when the office is closed are filed the next normal business day it is open.

For a pleading requiring service other than under Trial Rule 5 or requiring execution of an order, the filer need transmit only one copy, and the Clerk will produce duplicate copies for service.

A pleading filed by fax under this rule may not exceed nine pages.

When practical, counsel should contact the Court with a rescheduling date acceptable to opposing counsel; advising the Court of the anticipated hearing time is helpful.

Except for motions made during trial, a continuance motion must be written and verified, state the grounds with particularity, and report the opposing parties’ positions or explain why they were not contacted.

Pleading by Fax may only be allowed by the permission of the Judge in the appropriate case as an exception to Indiana Trial Rule 86. Pursuant to Administrative Rule 12 of the Indiana Supreme Court the Clerk of the Hancock Circuit Court and Superior Courts is hereby authorized and directed to accept filings of pleading on existing cases by electronic facsimile transmission in all cases pending before such courts if received in compliance with such rule and the requirements hereinafter specified.