Howard County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

The court-approved bond form must be used when posting cash bail under this provision.

The court approved bond form must be used.

CRITICAL

Trial Rule 51 instruction requests must be in writing, and the Court’s copy must include citations to applicable authority.

All requests for instructions tendered in accordance with Trial Rule 51 shall be in writing with citations on the Court’s copy, to applicable authority.

WARNING

Documents must be double-spaced, except quotations, which must be indented and single-spaced.

The lines shall be double spaced except for quotations, which shall be indented and single spaced.

WARNING

Exhibits of parties who respond to an action must be marked alphabetically.

The exhibits of defendants, respondents, or any other party who responds to an action initiated by another shall be marked alphabetically as A, B, C etc.

WARNING

Pleadings, motions, and other papers must use white letter-size paper, except exhibits and existing wills are exempt from the letter-size requirement.

Pleading, motions, and other paper shall be on white paper. All pleadings, copies, motions, and documents filed with the court, with the exception of exhibits and existing wills, shall be prepared on 8.5" x 11" paper.

WARNING

Copies of each documentary exhibit must be provided for the Court, each party, and each juror.

Copies of all documentary exhibits shall be provided as follows: one for the Court: one for each party and one for each Juror.

WARNING

When alphabetically marked exhibits exceed the alphabet, they must use repeated-letter labels such as AA, BB, and CC.

Where alphabetically marked exhibits exceed the letters in the alphabet, exhibits shall then be marked as AA, BB, CC, etc.

WARNING

Exhibits of parties who initiate an action must be marked numerically.

The exhibits of plaintiffs, petitioners, or any other party who initiates an action shall be marked numerically as 1, 2, 3 etc.

INFO

Digital recording and distribution of an electronic audio or video file is an acceptable deposition method, but a party may object by motion and request a hearing to show why a reporter should be required.

In order to avoid the costs, associate with reporter transcribed depositions, digital recording and distribution of an electronic audio or video file shall be an acceptable method for the taking of depositions, however a party may object to the same by motion and request a hearing to present evidence as to why a reporter should be required.