Jackson County Courts, Indiana Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

When the accused is required for the stated purposes, the State must give reasonable notice to the accused and counsel, who may be present.

(e) Reasonable Notice. Whenever the person of the accused is required for the foregoing purposes, reasonable notice shall be given by the State to the accused and his counsel, who shall have a right to be present.

CRITICAL

A party who offers biologically contaminated evidence must file a pretrial notice with the trial court and serve all the parties so that the Court can consider the issue and rule appropriately before trial.

A party who offers biologically contaminated evidence must file a pretrial notice with the trial court and serve all the parties so that the Court can consider the issue and rule appropriately before trial.

CRITICAL

A writ of attachment for failure to appear will not issue unless service is confirmed in the record.

If service is not confirmed in the record, no writ of attachment will be issued for a failure to appear.

CRITICAL

In contested Family Law cases other than provisional hearings, counsel must exchange witness names and addresses and copies of exhibits at least seven days before trial.

In all contested Family Law cases except for provisional hearings, counsel for the parties are to exchange names and addresses of all witnesses as well as actual copies of all exhibits at least seven (7) days prior to trial.

CRITICAL

The suggestion of bankruptcy must be served on each party and any special judge in accordance with Indiana Trial Rule 5.

Each party to the case and the special judge, if any, shall be served in accordance with Ind. Trial Rule 5.

CRITICAL

Each party and any special judge must be served in accordance with Indiana Trial Rule 5.

(b) Service. Each party to the case and the special judge, if any, shall be served in accordance with Ind. Trial Rule 5.

WARNING

The Court must notify attorneys of record and unrepresented parties by mail or through the e-file system before evidence is destroyed; counsel and parties must keep their addresses current, and notice to the last current address is sufficient.

In all cases, the Court shall provide actual notice, by mail or by notice through the e-file system, to all attorneys of record and to parties if unrepresented by counsel, that the evidence will be destroyed by a date certain if not retrieved before that date. Counsel and parties have the duty to keep the Court informed of their current addresses and notice to the last current address shall be sufficient.