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Judge Michael A. Morrissey

Judge • Tippecanoe County Courts, Indiana

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Tippecanoe County Courts, Indiana publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 173 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Instructions

    Personal representatives and guardians must file signed Instructions upon appointment.

  • Applies to
    Assigned counsel claim

    Assigned counsel claims must be verified and itemized, use time units no larger than one-quarter hour, and detail the work billed.

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    Guardian ad litem appointment order

    An order appointing a guardian ad litem must specify the hourly fee, retainer amount, and allocation of the fee between the parties.

Service

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  • The court must notify counsel of record and unrepresented parties that evidence will be destroyed within 45 days after notice unless timely retrieved.

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    Pretrial notice

    A party offering biologically contaminated or firearm evidence must serve the pretrial notice on all parties before trial.

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    Hearing notice

    A movant who obtains a motion hearing date must promptly notify all adverse parties of the hearing date and time.

Fees

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    Expungement petition

    Petitions to expunge records under I.C. 35-38-9-1 shall be filed in the court in which the charges were filed under a new expungement (XP) cause without the payment of court costs, and if no charges were filed or the petition includes Section 1 requests from multiple courts, then said petitions shall be filed in Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2 under a new expungement (XP) cause without the payment of court costs.

  • Applies to
    Expungement petition

    Court costs must be paid for the listed conviction-expungement petitions when the petition requests expungement of at least one conviction.

  • Applies to
    Petition for specialized driving privileges

    Petitions for Specialized Driving Privileges seeking to stay a court-ordered suspension require filing fees.

Filing Timing

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  • After learning that a case was filed in the wrong court, the prosecutor must move to transfer it within 14 days.

  • Signed Instructions must be filed upon appointment, and Letters will not issue until they are filed.

  • The required physician report or other evidence must be presented when the petition is filed or on the hearing date.

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