Owen County Courts, Indiana Chambers Communication Rules

WARNING

A litigant may ask the clerk for procedural help, but must consult an attorney for legal advice; the judge and clerk cannot provide legal advice.

If you have questions about the procedure you must follow or any other matter relating to your case, ask the clerk for help. If you need legal advice, you must talk to an attorney. Neither the judge nor the clerk can help you with legal advice.

WARNING

A party must promptly notify the court if their mailing address or telephone number changes.

If you change your mailing address or telephone number after you have become a party to a small claims suit, either as the Plaintiff or the Defendant, you must promptly notify the court of the change.

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If trial-date notification has not arrived within 10 days after filing, the litigant should call court staff to learn the court date.

If you do not receive the notification of your trial date within 10 days after you have filed your case, you should call the court staff to find out when your court date is.

WARNING

A party may ask the clerk to issue a subpoena for a nonvoluntary witness and should make the request as early as possible.

If a witness does not want to appear and testify voluntarily, a party may request the clerk to issue a subpoena ordering the witness to appear at the trial. Requests for subpoenas should be made at the earliest possible date.

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When filing a Proceedings Supplemental, you may ask the clerk to issue Interrogatories to a known employer if you know the debtor has a job and the employer’s address.

If you know that the debtor has a job and know the address of his or her employer, you may ask the clerk to issue Interrogatories to the employer when you file the Proceedings Supplemental.

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A litigant who is traveling far or taking time off work may call court staff or the clerk the day before trial to ask whether the defendant has been served.

If you are driving a long way or are taking time off of work to attend the trial, you may want to call the court staff or the clerk the day before the trial to determine whether service has been obtained on the Defendant.

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For questions about court procedures, practices, or policies, contact the Clerk or court staff for assistance.

If you have a question about a particular procedure, practice or court policy, check with the Clerk or the Court staff. He or she may be able to assist you.

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You may call the clerk’s office to ask whether payments made there are being made.

If payments are made to the clerk's office, neither that office nor the court will monitor payments, but you may call the clerk's office to ask about whether payments are being made.