Lawrence County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Pleadings must be at least one-and-one-half-spaced; quotations must be indented and single-spaced.

The lines shall be at least one and one-half space except for quotations, which shall be indented and single-spaced.

CRITICAL

Handwritten pleadings and handwritten forms are not accepted without Court permission, except for originally handwritten affidavits or supporting materials, pro se applications, and infraction petitions.

Except for affidavits or supporting materials originally written by hand, or pro se applications or infraction petitions, handwritten pleadings or printed forms filled out in handwriting shall not be accepted for filing without the permission of the Court.

CRITICAL

No mimeographed or otherwise duplicated forms of interrogatories or requests for admissions shall be filed or served upon a party unless all interrogatories or requests for admissions on such forms are consecutively numbered and applicable to the case in which the same are filed and served. The intent and purpose of this rule is to prohibit the filing of mimeographed or otherwise duplicated forms of interrogatories or requests for admissions, except where the nature of the case or the number of the parties makes the use of such forms necessary and feasible.

No mimeographed or otherwise duplicated forms of interrogatories or requests for admissions shall be filed or served upon a party unless all interrogatories or requests for admissions on such forms are consecutively numbered and applicable to the case in which the same are filed and served. The intent and purpose of this rule is to prohibit the filing of mimeographed or otherwise duplicated forms of interrogatories or requests for admissions, except where the nature of the case or the number of the parties makes the use of such forms necessary and feasible.

CRITICAL

A motion for continuance made outside trial or a hearing must be written and state its grounds, whether all opposing counsel or parties were contacted, their position, or why they were not contacted.

Unless made during trial or hearing, a motion for continuance shall be in writing and state with particularity the following: the grounds for such request; that all opposing counsel or parties have been contacted; whether they consent or object to the continuance, or if counsel or the party have not been contacted, the reasons therefore must be fully set forth.

CRITICAL

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Pleadings must have one-inch margins, be bound or stapled only at the top left, and have no covers or backing.

Margins shall be 1 inch. Binding or stapling shall be at the top left and at no other place. Covers or backing shall not be used.

CRITICAL

Non-documentary and oversized exhibits must remain with the trial court or Administrative Agency during an appeal, must not be sent to the Appellate level Court, and must be briefly identified in the Transcript where admitted.

Non-documentary and oversized exhibits shall not be sent to the Appellate level Court, but shall remain in the custody of the trial court or the Administrative Agency during the appeal. Such exhibits shall be briefly identified in the Transcript where they were admitted into evidence.

CRITICAL

The Physician’s Report must substantially comply with the court’s Guardianship Physician’s Report Form.

The Physician’s Report shall substantially comply with the GUARDIANSHIP PHYSICIAN’S REPORT FORM, which can be obtained from the Clerk of the Court or by visiting the Court’s website at: https://lawrencecounty.in.gov/justice/lawrence-circuit-court.

CRITICAL

Interrogatories and requests for admissions requiring answers must use consecutive Arabic numerals, and sub-questions are prohibited.

Each interrogatory or request for admissions requiring an answer shall be numbered individually and consecutively by simple Arabic numerals; no question shall be phrased or numbered by the use of parentheses or letters in a way to make it a sub-question to another interrogatory. No sub-questions are permitted.

WARNING

Drugs, currency, and other dangerous or valuable items should not be included in appellate records.

Under no circumstances should drugs, currency, or other dangerous or valuable items be included in appellate records.

WARNING

Upon Court request, parties may be required to submit proposed orders on disc in Word format.

Further, upon request of a Court, parties may be required to submit proposed orders on disc in “Word” format.

INFO

Legible photocopies are acceptable.

Photocopies are acceptable if legible.

INFO

Photographs of exhibits may be included in the volume of documentary exhibits.

Photographs of any exhibit may be included in the volume of documentary exhibits.