Morgan County Courts, Indiana Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

The requesting party’s attorney must contact the Court to schedule an emergency hearing.

The attorney for the requesting party shall contact the Court to schedule the emergency hearing.

CRITICAL

A self-represented party must provide their name, mailing address, and phone number, and the Clerk must note that information on the chronological case summary.

When a party to an action appears without an attorney, the party shall give, and the Clerk shall note on the chronological case summary, the name, mailing address and phone number of the party where notices and communications concerning the cause may be forwarded.

CRITICAL

When presenting co-defendant cases for filing, the Prosecuting Attorney must notify the Clerk of Court at that time.

The Prosecuting Attorney shall, at the time of presentment of the cases for filing, notify the Clerk of Court of the fact that co-defendant cases are presented for filing.

WARNING

The Sheriff may request authorization from the Magistrate to reduce bail, or from a judge of another court if the Magistrate is unavailable; the request must be made personally by the Sheriff or, if unavailable, the Sheriff’s Chief Deputy.

1.1.4 If the Sheriff of Morgan County believes that the bail to be posted in a case should be less than the amount set on the warrant or pursuant to the bail schedule, the Sheriff may contact the Magistrate for authorization to reduce the bail. If the Magistrate is not available, then the Sheriff may contact the Judge of one of the other courts. Any such request must be made personally by the Sheriff, or, if the Sheriff is unavailable, by the Sheriff’s Chief Deputy.