Vigo County Courts, Indiana Filing Rules

Each pleading must identify the filing attorney by name, address, telephone number, fax number, and attorney number.

For qualifying discharged bonds, the Clerk must retain the specified administrative fee, at least $10 in bond costs, and court-ordered amounts and the required $5 fee from the deposit.

A withdrawal request must be filed at least thirty days before a scheduled hearing or trial, unless the court determines that good cause supports an exception.

An initial written motion under T.R.6(B)(1) to respond to a claim is automatically allowed an additional thirty days from the original due date without a written court order.

When a motion requires notice, serving a copy of the motion on the other parties constitutes notice of filing it.

Interrogatories must be tailored to the case; fill-in-the-blank or photocopied forms are restricted, subject to the stated numbering, applicability, and necessity exceptions.

Search warrants must remain confidential until duly executed service is returned.

All motions seeking an order of the Court shall be e-filed with a proposed order.

An opposing brief is due within 30 days after service of the movant’s brief, and a reply is due within 7 days after service of the response.

The parties must immediately notify the Court of any reasonably anticipated settlement.

Motions must be filed separately, but alternative motions filed together must each be named in the caption.

Briefs are limited to 20 pages, excluding pages containing a table of contents, table of authorities, and appendices, and reply briefs are limited to 10 pages; exceeding either limit requires permission on a motion supported by extraordinary and compelling reasons.