Randolph County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to compel discovery

A motion to compel discovery must include the precise question or request and the responsive answer or objection.

All motions to compel discovery shall contain the precise question or request propounded and the responsive answer or objection.

WARNING

Applies to

Discovery conference order

After a discovery conference, the Court will enter an order addressing the identified issues, discovery plan and schedule, any limitations, allocation of expenses as needed, and other discovery matters.

Subsequent to the conference, the Court will enter a discovery conference order which will encompass the following: (1) A tentative identification of the issues; (2) Plan and schedule for discovery; (3) Recitation of limitations, if any, on discovery; (4) Allocation of expenses, as may be deemed necessary for the proper management of discovery in the action; (5) Any other matters relating to discovery.

WARNING

Applies to

Pre trial order

The Court may request counsel to prepare and tender a proposed Pre-Trial Order or prepare one itself, and all counsel and parties must strictly comply with the order.

(F) PRE-TRIAL ORDER. Following the Pre-Trial Conference, the Court may request that counsel prepare and tender a proposed Pre-Trial Order or, in the alternative, the Court itself may prepare and forward to counsel a Pre-Trial Order. In all cases, however, the letter and intent of such Pre-Trial Order shall be strictly complied with by all counsel and parties.

WARNING

Applies to

Trial de novo request

A party unable to afford the required bond or cash deposit may file an affidavit of indigency and personal undertaking instead.

(B) If unable to afford a surety bond or cash deposit, the party filing the request may instead file an affidavit of indigency and personal undertaking in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 1(C)(2).

WARNING

Applies to

Summary judgment brief

Wherever feasible, parties should attach copies of the materials relied on to their respective briefs.

Wherever feasible, copies of said materials should be attached to the respective briefs of the parties.

WARNING

Applies to

Withdrawal petition

The notice requirements are waived when a withdrawal petition is accompanied by another counsel’s proper appearance or one has recently been filed.

A petition to withdraw appearance, accompanied by the proper appearance of other counsel, or where one has been recently filed, shall constitute a waiver of the notice requirements of (B) of this rule.

WARNING

Applies to

Conference of attorneys statement

If an attorneys’ conference is held, plaintiff’s counsel must prepare a statement about it and file the statement with the Court at the pretrial conference.

In the event a Conference of Attorneys is held, plaintiff’s counsel shall prepare, in advance of the Pre-Trial Conference, a statement regarding the conference of attorneys and forward same to opposing counsel for their approval. Said statement shall then be filed with the Court at the time of the Pre- Trial Conference.

WARNING

Applies to

Annual transcript fee report

At least annually, the court reporter or designated court employee must report the specified transcript fees to the Division on its prescribed forms.

The court reporter or designated court employee shall report, at least on an annual basis, all transcript fees received for the preparation of county indigent, state indigent or private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration. The reporting shall be made on forms prescribed by the Division of State Court Administration.

WARNING

Applies to

Trial de novo request

A party unable to afford the required bond or cash deposit may file an affidavit of indigency and personal undertaking instead.

(D) If unable to afford a surety bond or cash deposit, the party filing the request may instead file an affidavit of indigency and personal undertaking in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 2(D)(2).

WARNING

Applies to

Motion to compel or response

Motions to compel and responses or objections that merely refer to the opposing papers are subject to summary ruling.

Motions to compel and responses or objections which merely make reference to the moving party’s discovery motion and the opposing party’s response or objection shall be subject to summary ruling.

WARNING

Applies to

Claim voucher

The court reporter must submit a claim voucher to the supervising judge for approval of county payment for county indigent transcripts.

The court reporter shall submit a claim voucher to the supervising judge for approval of payment by the county for the preparation of any county indigent transcripts.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law

The Court may request proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law when it determines that partial summary judgment may be appropriate after a general summary-judgment motion is filed.

The Court reserves the right to request proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law when it determines that pursuant to the filing of a general Motion for Summary Judgment, a Partial Summary Judgment may be in order.

WARNING

Applies to

Casa report

A separate order will be issued by the court, and the CASA appointed by the Court should file a written report with the court, with a copy to all counsel and parties of record, within 2 days of any scheduled hearing.

A separate order will be issued by the court, and the CASA appointed by the Court should file a written report with the court, with a copy to all counsel and parties of record, within 2 days of any scheduled hearing.

WARNING

Applies to

Receipt

When exhibits are withdrawn, receipts should be prepared in advance for signature and provided to the Court Reporter in exchange for the exhibits.

When parties are permitted to withdraw exhibits, receipts should be prepared in advance for signature and provided to the Court Reporter in exchange for the exhibits withdrawn.

WARNING

Applies to

Waiver of hearing

Parties may waive a hearing by filing a written “WAIVER OF HEARING” simultaneously with the motion on a separate page that is not incorporated into it.

Parties may, however, waive hearing upon said motions by filing with the Court, simultaneous with said filing, a written “WAIVER OF HEARING” upon a page separate from and not incorporated in the pleading or motion.

INFO

Applies to

Rule exemption request

Requests for exemption from this rule will be handled on a case by case basis.

Requests for exemption from this rule will be handled on a case by case basis.