Steuben County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Motions for Proceedings Supplemental may not be filed within 10 days after judgment unless the court first grants leave.

The Clerk shall accept no Motions for Proceedings Supplemental for filing less than ten (10) days from the date of judgment, without leave of Court being first obtained.

CRITICAL

Proposed preliminary and final jury instructions and all motions in limine must be filed no later than five days before the final pre-trial conference.

Proposed preliminary and final jury instructions, and all motions in limine, shall be filed and served no later than five (5) days prior to the final pre-trial conference.

CRITICAL

In jury-trial cases, motions in limine and any proposed jury instructions must be filed no later than five days before trial, unless good cause is shown.

In all cases to be tried to a jury motions in limine and proposed jury instructions, if any, shall be filed with the Court no later than five (5) days prior to trial, except for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Written objections to proposed jury instructions must be submitted to the Court no later than three days before the final pre-trial conference.

Written objections to proposed jury instructions shall be submitted to the Court no later than three (3) days before the final pre-trial conference.

CRITICAL

The responding party’s counsel must provide the written certification on the date counsel’s appearance is filed.

Counsel for the responding party shall on the date his/her appearance is filed certify to the Court in writing that his/her client has completed the registration form necessary to attend the Court approved parenting program.

CRITICAL

A summary expedited hearing involving child support must occur within 20 days of filing.

All summary expedited hearings involving child support shall occur within twenty (20) days of filing.

CRITICAL

When the final pre-trial order is not executed by all counsel, each counsel must file the written statement and proposed order no later than three days before the conference.

When, for any reason, the final pre-trial order is not executed by all counsel, each counsel shall file no later than three (3) days prior to the final pre-trial conference a written statement of the reasons therefore and accompanied with their proposed final pre-trial order.

CRITICAL

The specified worksheets must be submitted by the final hearing in a dissolution, paternity, or child-support modification case.

If not previously filed, on or before the date of the final hearing on any Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, Petition to Establish Paternity or Petition to Modify Child Support, the parties shall submit to the Court a completed copy of the Child Support Obligation Worksheet and Parenting Time Credit Worksheet set forth at Appendix 1.

CRITICAL

The proposed pre-trial order must be filed no later than five days before the final pre-trial conference.

Counsel shall prepare a proposed pre- trial order which shall be executed by counsel for all parties and filed not later than five (5) days prior to the final pre-trial conference.

CRITICAL

A timely appearance in response to a summons automatically extends the time to answer or otherwise respond by 30 days from the appearance filing.

Provided it is timely filed, the entry of an appearance by a party or counsel in response to a summons in an action that requires an answer shall effect an automatic extension of thirty (30) days from the filing thereof within which to answer or otherwise respond.

CRITICAL

The opposing party must complete and file their portion of the disclosure form within 30 days after service.

The opposing party shall respond to such Request for Admissions by completing such party's respective portion of the disclosure form and filing same with the Court within thirty (30) days from date of service.

WARNING

If a party represented by counsel fails to file their portion of the disclosure form within 30 days after service, the information in the form on file is deemed admitted as fact by all parties.

In the event that the party being served with the initial Property, Indebtedness and Earnings Disclosure Form does not, within thirty (30) days from the date of service, file his or her respective portion of the disclosure form, if represented by counsel, the information contained in the Property, Indebtedness and Earnings Disclosure Form then on file shall be deemed to be admitted as fact by all parties.