Newton County Courts, Indiana Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Special Judges must consult the Court before setting a hearing or trial.

In order to avoid conflicts, Special Judges shall consult the Court before setting a hearing or trial. (Ind. TR. 73 AND 79)

WARNING

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Letter fax

Parties may fax the Court about an agreed settlement or continuance, but the notice is correspondence, not an officially filed pleading.

2.5. Parties may notify the Court by fax that they have agreed to settle or continue a matter. Such a notification will be deemed a mere correspondence and not a pleading officially filed in the pending cause.

WARNING

A fax notification does not remove the matter from the Court’s calendar, and the parties must check the pending matter’s status.

Fax notification does not remove a cause from the Court’s calendar. It is the responsibility of the parties to check the status of the pending cause.