Lawrence County Courts, Indiana Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Consent to alternate service remains valid until a written revocation is filed with the Courts of Lawrence County.

Consent to Alternate Service under this rule shall remain valid until a revocation in writing has been filed with the Courts of Lawrence County.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Discovery disclosure

After the State’s disclosure, the defendant must disclose and furnish to the State all relevant items and information required by the rule within 15 days.

The Defendant shall then disclose and furnish all relevant items and information as requested by this rule to the State within fifteen (15) days after the State’s disclosure.

CRITICAL

A copy of a supporting brief or memorandum must be promptly served on the adverse party.

If a party desires to file a brief or memorandum in support of any motion, such brief or memorandum shall accompany the motion, and a copy shall be promptly served upon the adverse party.

CRITICAL

A party offering biologically contaminated evidence must serve all parties with the pretrial notice.

A party that 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

Applies to

Final witness and exhibit lists

In jury-triable civil cases, final witness and exhibit lists must be exchanged as directed by the Court’s pre-trial orders.

In all cases triable by jury, final lists of witnesses and exhibits shall be exchanged pursuant to pre-trial orders of the Court.

CRITICAL

An attorney or firm assigned a Courthouse mailbox is deemed to have consented to service there.

Courthouse mailboxes shall be assigned to each Lawrence County attorney or firm, or attorneys who shall be deemed to have consented to service therein.

CRITICAL

Deposits of notices, pleadings, process, orders, or other communications in an assigned mailbox constitute accepted service under Trial Rule 5.

Deposits made in any assigned mailbox of notice, pleadings, process, orders, or other communications made shall be deemed to constitute and be accepted as service in compliance with Trial Rule 5.

CRITICAL

Pleadings must be served pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 5.

Pleadings shall be served pursuant to TR 5.

CRITICAL

Notice of a revocation must be given to all Courts and Lawrence County Bar members who consented to alternative service.

Notice of the revocation shall be given to all Courts and members of the Lawrence County Bar who have consented to alternative service

CRITICAL

An attorney or firm consenting to mailbox service must check the mailbox at least weekly and pick up items left there.

Such consent shall require regular (at least weekly) appearance at such location and the picking up of any items left in such mailbox.

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Applies to

Interrogatories and requests for admission

Interrogatories and requests for admissions must not be filed with the Court, and the serving person must notify the Court in writing of service and the answer date.

1. Interrogatories and requests for admissions to be served upon another party shall not be filed with the Court. The person serving interrogatories or requests for admissions shall notify the Court in writing of the service of such and the date upon which answers are to be made.

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

The court must mail notice of the evidence-destruction date to attorneys of record and unrepresented parties, who must keep the court informed of their current addresses; notice to the last current address is sufficient.

In all cases, the court shall provide actual notice, by mail, to all attorneys of record and to parties only 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.

CRITICAL

A person served with an attachment outside Court hours must be taken to jail and post the indicated bond; after release, the person must appear at the designated time or risk contempt and another attachment without bond.

If the attachment is served outside of Court hours, he/she shall be taken to the jail and required to post the amount of bond indicated to guarantee his/her appearance in Court. Upon posting of the bond, he/she will be released with the admonition to appear in the appropriate Court at a designated time or be subject to a finding of contempt and issuance of another body attachment without bond.

INFO

Lawrence County attorneys and law firms may use assigned Courthouse mailboxes to receive notices, pleadings, process, orders, and other communications from the courts, Clerk, and other attorneys or firms.

Any Lawrence County attorney or any firm of attorneys may, without charge, maintain an assigned Courthouse mailbox in the central Lawrence County Courthouse. Such boxes are for the receipt of notices, pleadings, process, orders, or other communications from the Lawrence Circuit and Superior Courts or the Clerk, and other attorneys and law firms.