Henry County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed conclusion of law

Conclusions of law must cite supporting statutory or case authority.

Conclusions of law shall make reference to statutory or case citations supporting same.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Deferral request

Facts supporting a jury-service deferral request must be recorded under oath or affirmation.

The facts supporting a request for deferral must be recorded under oath or affirmation pursuant to Indiana Jury Rule 8.

WARNING

Applies to

Waiver of hearing

Parties may waive a hearing on a motion by filing a written “WAIVER OF HEARING” simultaneously on a separate page not incorporated into the pleading or motion.

Parties may, however, waive hearing upon said motions by filing with the Court, simultaneous with said filing, a written “WAIVER OF HEARING” upon a page separate from and not incorporated in the pleading or motion.

WARNING

Applies to

Summary judgment brief

Parties should attach copies of relied-upon materials to their briefs whenever feasible.

Wherever feasible, copies of said materials should be attached to the respective briefs of the parties.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion to compel and response

Motions to compel and responses or objections that merely refer to the opposing papers are subject to summary ruling.

Summary Ruling. Motions to compel and responses or objections which merely make reference to the moving party’s discovery motion and the opposing party’s response or objection shall be subject to summary ruling.

WARNING

Applies to

Request for hearing

Requests for hearing should be made in proper pleading form

Requests for hearing should be made in proper pleading form

WARNING

Applies to

Deposition

If the parties agree to use a deposition in lieu of oral testimony at trial under T.R. 32(A)(3)(f), the agreement must be noted in the deposition.

In the event an agreement to use depositions in such manner is reached, pursuant to T.R. 32(A)(3)(f), such agreement shall be noted within the context of the deposition.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion for continuance

The Court may require the party requesting a continuance to sign the written motion in addition to counsel.

The Court may require any written Motion for Continuance to be signed by the party requesting the continuance in addition to counsel.

WARNING

Applies to

Guardian ad litem report

A separate order will be issued by the court and the CASA appointed by the Court should file a written report with the court, with a copy to all counsel and parties of record, within 2 days of any scheduled hearing.

A separate order will be issued by the court and the CASA appointed by the Court should file a written report with the court, with a copy to all counsel and parties of record, within 2 days of any scheduled hearing.

WARNING

Applies to

Petition to withdraw appearance

The withdrawal requirements in subsection (B) are waived when the petition is accompanied by another counsel’s proper appearance or one was recently filed.

A petition to withdraw appearance, accompanied by the proper appearance of other counsel, or where one has been recently filed, shall constitute a waiver of the requirements of (B) of this rule.

INFO

Applies to

Summary judgment motion

The Court may request proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law for a general summary judgment motion when it determines that partial summary judgment may be appropriate.

The Court reserves the right to request proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law when it determines that pursuant to the filing of a general Motion for Summary Judgment, a Partial Summary Judgment may be in order.

INFO

Applies to

Pretrial order

After the Pre-Trial Conference, the Court may ask counsel to prepare and tender a proposed Pre-Trial Order or may prepare and forward the order itself.

Following the Pre-Trial Conference, the Court may request that counsel prepare and tender a proposed Pre-Trial Order or, in the alternative, the Court itself may prepare and forward to counsel a Pre-Trial Order.