Noble County Courts, Indiana
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Adjournments
- A continuance motion must report the objections and alternative rescheduling dates identified in the required conference.
Request must include
Document Format Requirements1 rule
The Circuit and Superior Courts of Noble County will only accept appearance bonds written for a single cause number and will not accept lump sum appearance bonds that apply to more than one cause number.
Document Filing Requirements10 rules
A motion to withdraw must include the court’s name and address, the client’s last known address and telephone numbers, and relevant hearing, trial, and pretrial deadline dates.
Court's wording
A motion to withdraw shall including the following: (1) The name and address of the Court where the case is filed; (2) The last known address of the client and the client’s telephone numbers; and (3) Any hearing or trial dates and any pleading, discovery or other pretrial deadline dates.
Permission to withdraw is limited to the stated circumstances: an appearance by new counsel, a written motion served on the client at least ten days before filing, or other good cause found by the Court.
Court's wording
Permission to withdraw shall be granted only upon the following circumstances: (1) The filing of an appearance by new counsel for said client; (2) Upon written motion to withdraw, which motion shall be served on the client at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the filing of the motion, or (3) Upon other good cause found by the Court.
A continuance motion based on a scheduling conflict must identify both courts’ relevant case and hearing or trial information.
Court's wording
A Motion for Continuance based on a scheduling conflict with another cause shall specify the Court, the case name, the cause number, the date the hearing or trial in both cases was set, and the type of conflicting hearing or trial.
All motions seeking an Order of the Court or a Notice of Hearing shall be accompanied by an original proposed order.
- Document
- Motion
Must include
- •Proposed order
All withdrawals of appearance of counsel shall be in writing and upon Order of the Court.
A Motion for Continuance, unless made on record during the hearing of the cause or otherwise specifically authorized by the Court, shall be in writing and signed. Such motion shall comply in all respects with T.R. 53.5 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
A foreign national reasonably believed to be unlawfully present must have a pretrial release risk assessment filed and a hearing held before bail may be set.
Court's wording
A foreign national who law enforcement reasonably believes to be present in the United States unlawfully under federal immigration law shall not be let to bail until a pretrial release risk assessment has been filed with the Court and a hearing is held before a judicial officer at which time the judicial officer shall, if appropriate, set bail and the terms thereof.
For the listed offenses and related attempts or conspiracies, a pretrial release risk assessment must be filed and a hearing held before bail may be set.
Court's wording
Notwithstanding the Presumptive Bail schedule set forth above, the following offenses, or the attempt to commit, or the conspiracy to commit the following offenses, shall not be bailable until a pretrial release risk assessment has been filed with the Court and a hearing is held before a judicial officer at which time bail will be set:
For a person believed to have an active warrant or specified supervision status, a pretrial release risk assessment must be filed and a judicial hearing held before bail may be set.
Court's wording
A person who law enforcement reasonably believes to have an active warrant, to be on probation, parole, pretrial release or other community supervision for an offense, other than a Level A offense on the Offense Levels and Presumptive Bail Schedule, shall not be let to bail until a pretrial release risk assessment has been filed with the Court and a hearing is held before a judicial officer at which time the judicial officer shall, if appropriate, set bail and the terms thereof.
The request shall contain the availability, name, address, and phone number of the recommended professional and the cost of services, and how the party proposes that costs will be divided.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Attorneys must e-file in the county, while other filers are encouraged to e-file.
Attorneys are required to e-file in this county; others are encouraged to e-file.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Objections to the discovery order must be filed by the date discovery is due.
Any objections to the discovery order shall be filed on or before such discovery is due.
Page 12 | LR57-CR 00-7 Criminal Discovery
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Upon written motion to withdraw, which motion shall be served on the client at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the filing of the motion,
Upon written motion to withdraw, which motion shall be served on the client at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the filing of the motion,
Page 3 | LR57-TR 3.1-2 Withdrawal of Appearance by Counsel
Discovery remains ongoing through trial, and newly discovered material or information must be produced to the other party forthwith.
Discovery is a continuing order through trial, and any discoverable material or information that comes to light by a party after discovery is initially provided or due shall be produced to the other party forthwith.
Page 12 | LR57-CR 00-7 Criminal Discovery
Parties need not produce or exchange documents already filed with a Noble County court in criminal discovery.
Parties are not required to produce or exchange documents that have been filed with a Noble County court.
Page 12 | LR57-CR 00-7 Criminal Discovery
Filing Fees and Waivers
Participants who violate supervision or receive early release are not entitled to a refund; any refund granted may take up to 90 days to receive.
No refund will be paid for those who violate their supervision, or who are granted an early release from supervision. Any refund given may take up to 90 days to receive.
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-1 Noble County Community Corrections Fee Schedule
An oral drug screen costs $25.
Oral Screen: $25.00
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-1 Noble County Community Corrections Fee Schedule
Participants must pay an initial $100 user fee upon admission to Drug Court, Veteran’s Treatment, or Mental Health Court.
Upon admission to Drug Court, Veteran’s Treatment, or Mental Health Court, the participant shall pay an initial user’s fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-2 Drug Court, Veteran’s Treatment, and Mental Health Courts
Participants must pay a monthly user fee of $10 to $40 for each month of participation beginning in the second month.
and a monthly user’s fee of ten Dollars ($10.00 to Forty Dollars ($40.00) for each month of participation, commencing with the second month of participation.
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-2 Drug Court, Veteran’s Treatment, and Mental Health Courts
A $25 fee applies to each cause number for community service.
Community Service: $25.00 per cause number
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-1 Noble County Community Corrections Fee Schedule
A urine drug screen costs between $12 and $187.50, depending on the substances requested.
Urine Screen: $12.00-187.50 depending on what substances requested
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-1 Noble County Community Corrections Fee Schedule
Instant Screen $20.00
Instant Screen $20.00
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-1 Noble County Community Corrections Fee Schedule
Participants may pay fees in advance.
Fees may be paid in advance by participants.
Page 15 | LR57-AR 00-1 Noble County Community Corrections Fee Schedule
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Before requesting a continuance, the moving party must confer with all other parties’ counsel and any self-represented parties about objections and mutually available rescheduling dates.
Before requesting a continuance, the moving party shall confer with counsel for all other parties and with any self-represented parties to determine any objections and to ascertain dates for rescheduling when all parties are available.
Page 3 | LR57-TR 53.5-4 Continuances
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A continuance motion must report the objections and alternative rescheduling dates identified in the required conference.
Such objections and alternative dates shall be reported in the motion for continuance.
Page 4 | LR57-TR 53.5-4 Continuances
Chambers Communication Rules
Contact the local court directly with questions about jury duty, an upcoming court date, or obtaining a case document that is unavailable online.
Contact the local court directly with questions about jury duty, an upcoming court date, or getting a copy of a document in your case if it isn't available online.
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