Hancock County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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.

Pleadings received by the Clerk pursuant to this rule shall be filed of record on the date received if they are produced in the Clerk’s Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pleadings received at any other time of day or other days of the week, holidays, or other days the Clerk’s Office is closed shall be shown filed of record on the next normal business day such office is open.

Remote-appearance motions should be filed at least seven days before the hearing when reasonably possible, but the Court may grant a later motion if it has time to arrange the Zoom hearing and the circumstances reasonably support granting it.

Verified Motions to appear by virtual or telephone shall, when reasonably possible, be filed at least seven (7) days in advance of the hearing at which a remote appearance is being requested. The Court reserves the right to grant motions to appear outside the required time limit if the Court has the time necessary prior to the hearing to create a Zoom hearing and issue the Zoom link to the parties and circumstances reasonably suggest that a verified motion for virtual or telephonic appearance should be granted.

A withdrawal request must be filed at least ten days before trial, unless good cause is shown.

No request for withdrawal of appearance shall be granted unless the same has been filed with the Court at least ten (10) days prior to trial date except for good cause shown.

Motions or Stipulations for Continuance shall be filed as soon after the cause for continuance or delay is discovered by the party seeking same.

Motions or Stipulations for Continuance shall be filed as soon after the cause for continuance or delay is discovered by the party seeking same.

The client must receive ten days' written notice of the attorney's intention to withdraw, unless new counsel enters an appearance simultaneously or beforehand.

Permission to withdraw shall be given only after the withdrawing attorney has given his client ten (10) days written notice of intention to withdraw and has filed a copy of such notice with the Court; or upon a simultaneous or prior entering of appearance by counsel for said client.