Vigo County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

A motion to reconsider any motion ruling must be submitted in writing.

A motion to reconsider a ruling of the Court on any motion must be in writing and must be served personally upon the ruling Judge.

CRITICAL

File the original and one copy of each motion, and the original and three copies of each order or enough copies to serve all parties.

The original and one copy of any motion and the original and three copies of the order (or sufficient copies to serve all parties) shall be filed.

CRITICAL

File three copies of motions for proceedings supplemental orders and subpoenas, or four copies of each document if a garnishee defendant is named.

Three copies of motions for proceeding supplemental orders and subpoenas shall be filed. If a garnishee defendant is named, then four copies of each document shall be filed.

CRITICAL

Papers, pleadings, and motions presented for filing must comply with Administrative Rule 11.

All papers, pleadings and motions presented for filing shall comply with Rule Admin. R. 11.

CRITICAL

Instructions submitted to the Court must also be provided either on a compatible electronic disk or as an additional set designated “Court’s Instructions,” without identifying the authority or submitting party.

All instructions submitted to the Court shall also either be submitted on an electronic disk compatible with the Court's computer in order that the Court's staff may duplicate the instructions or with an additional set of instructions designated as Court’s Instructions without showing authority for the instruction or the party submitting the instruction.

WARNING

Originals or photocopies of forms described in S.C.L.R. 3A are acceptable for filing.

Originals or photocopies of the forms described in S.C.L.R. 3A shall be acceptable for filing.

WARNING

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.

1. Form. Interrogatories shall be tailored specifically to each cause in which they are filed. No fill-in-the-blank or photocopied forms containing interrogatories shall be filed or served upon a party unless all interrogatories on such forms are consecutively numbered and applicable to the case in which the same are filed and served. The intent and purpose of this rule is to prohibit the filing of fill-in-the-blank or photocopied forms of interrogatories except where the nature of the case or the number of the parties makes the use of such forms necessary and feasible.

WARNING

The court must provide binders for transcripts prepared under these requirements.

In light of the various additional requirements under the new appeal process, the court shall provide binders for said transcripts so prepared.