LaPorte County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

WARNING

Applies to

Pretrial statement of facts and issues

The court may order each party to complete, sign, and file the Appendix B Pretrial Statement of Facts and Issues no later than 30 days before a contested Final Hearing.

The Court may order that not later than thirty (30) days prior to a contested Final Hearing date in which issues are contested, each party complete, sign, and file a "Pretrial Statement of Facts and Issues" utilizing the form attached hereto as "Appendix B."

WARNING

Applies to

Custody evaluation agreement

If the parties or counsel agree to a custody evaluation, they should file the agreement with its purpose, cost allocation, selected evaluator, and stipulation on admissibility.

If counsel or the parties agree that an evaluation shall occur, they should file that agreement, including a statement of the purpose of the evaluation, allocation of the costs of such evaluation, and the name of the evaluator selected by the parties and the stipulation that the custodial evaluation shall be admissible into evidence without need for authentication, foundation, without regard for hearsay information that may be contained therein.

WARNING

Applies to

Business or professional interests

(Attach additional pages if necessary)

(Attach additional pages if necessary)

WARNING

Applies to

Pretrial statement

The private person value should be used to determine a vehicle’s fair market value.

The private person value should be used to determine the fair market value of the vehicle.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion to correct error hearing request

A party seeking a hearing on a motion to correct error may file a written request by separate motion before the court rules or the time to rule expires and the motion is deemed denied.

It is within the sound discretion of the assigned Judge whether a hearing shall be held on a motion to correct error; however, any party may request a hearing upon a motion to correct error by filing a written request by separate motion at any time before the Court has ruled upon such motion or the time for making a ruling has expired and the motion has been deemed denied.

INFO

Applies to

Summary judgment order

A proposed summary judgment order may include T.R. 56(C) language stating there is no just reason for delay and directing entry of final judgment as to fewer than all issues, claims, or parties.

A proposed order on a Motion for Summary Judgment may contain the language called for in T.R. 56(C) that there is no just reason for delay and directs entry of final judgment as to less than all the issues, claims, or parties.