Posey County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement conference report

A written settlement conference report must be prepared, signed by all attorneys and pro-se litigants, and filed within 14 days after the conference concludes.

A written report shall be prepared, signed by all attorneys and pro-se litigants, and shall be filed within 14 days after conclusion of the settlement conference.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript fee report

Court reporters must report the specified transcript fees to the Division at least annually using its prescribed forms.

(7) Each court reporter shall report, at least on an annual basis, all transcript fees received for the preparation of either county indigent, state indigent (transcripts not prepared during regular work hours) or private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration. The report shall be made on forms prescribed by the Division of State Court Administration.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Verified pleading

Before filing a post-dissolution or paternity matter, the party seeking relief must make a good-faith out-of-court resolution effort and, if unresolved, file a verified pleading describing specific actions taken within the prior 30 days; the rules do not apply to protection-order actions and may be waived by court order for good cause in dissolution and paternity matters.

(B) As a condition precedent to filing any post-dissolution or paternity matter, the party seeking relief shall make a good faith effort to resolve the matter by seeking an out-of-court resolution and if the matter is not resolved, the party seeking relief shall file a specific verified pleading that the party has, within thirty (30) days prior to seeking relief, made such an effort setting forth the specific actions taken to resolve the matter. (D) These rules do not apply to protection order actions and may be waived in dissolution and paternity matters upon order of the court for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Certificate

A certificate filed with the court must indicate the initial mediation date and the mediator agreed upon by the parties.

certificate with the court indicating the initial date of mediation and the mediator agreed upon by the parties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of extension

The answering party must file a notice of extension on or before the original answer date to obtain the extension.

A thirty (30)-day extension of time to answer the original or any amended complaint in a civil action shall be effective without separate order of the court upon filing of a notice of such extension by the answering party on or before the original answer date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Written agreement

When a court reporter uses court equipment, workspace, and supplies for private practice with the court’s agreement, the court and reporter must make a written agreement covering the specified terms.

(1) If a court reporter elects to engage in private practice through the recording of a deposition and/or preparing of a deposition transcript, and the court reporter desires to utilize the court’s equipment, work space and supplies, and the court agrees to the use of the court equipment for such purpose, the court and the court reporter shall enter into a written agreement which must at a minimum designate the following: (a) The reasonable market rate for the use of equipment, workspace and supplies; (b) The method by which records are to be kept for the use of equipment, work space and supplies; and (c) The method by which the court reporter is to reimburse the court for the use of the equipment, workspace and supplies.

WARNING

Applies to

Petition

The Court may waive mediation case by case upon a proper petition showing good cause.

Mediation may be waived on a case-by-case basis upon proper petition to the Court for good cause shown.