The Law Mind

Northern District of Indiana

N.D. Ind. — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

Civil Rules (54)
1-2 Availability and Amendments
1-3 Sanctions for Formatting Errors
3-1 Divisional Venue
5-1 Electronic Filing Required
5.1-1 Constitutional Questions
5-3 Filing Under Seal or Ex Parte
5-4 Format of Papers
6-1 Extensions of Time
7-1 Motion Practice
7-3 Social Security Appeals
7-5 Oral Arguments and Evidentiary Hearings
7-6 Pro Se Filings
9-2 Request for Three-Judge Court
10-1 Responsive Pleadings
15-1 Amending Pleadings
16-1 Pretrial Procedure
16-3 Continuances
16-6 Alternative Dispute Resolution
23-1 Class Actions
26-1 Form of Certain Discovery Documents
26-2 Filing of Discovery and Other Materials
30-1 Scheduling Depositions
37-1 Resolving Discovery Disputes
37-3 Dealing with Objections During Depositions
40-1 Case Assignment
40-4 Time-Sensitive Matters
41-1 Failure to Prosecute
42-2 Consolidation
47-1 Voir Dire
47-2 Communication with Jurors
47-3 Assessment of Jury Costs
51-1 Jury Instructions
54-1 Taxation of Costs
56-1 Summary Judgment Procedure
65-1 Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders
66-1 Receiverships
69-4 Body Attachments; Hearings
72-1 United States Magistrate Judges
79-1 Custody of Files and Exhibits
83-3 Courtroom and Courthouse Decorum
83-5 Bar Admission
83-6.1 Attorney Discipline
83-6.2 Grounds for Discipline
83-6.7 Attorneys Convicted of Serious Crimes
83-6.8 Identical Discipline
83-6.9 Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Other Courts
83-6.10 Disbarment on Consent in this Court
83-6.11 Reinstatement
83-6.12 Service of Show-Cause Order
83-6.13 Other Disciplinary Duties
83-7 Duty of Attorneys to Accept Appointments in Certain Civil Actions
83-8 Appearance and Withdrawal of Appearance
83-9 Student Practice
200-1 Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings
Criminal Rules (11)
6-1 Grand Juries
12-1 Pretrial Authentication and Foundation for Exhibits
13-1 Assignment of Related Cases
16-1 Standard Orders
30-1 Jury Instructions
46-1 Sureties
47-1 Continuances
47-2 Briefing Deadlines
53-1 Special Orders
53-2 Release of Information
58-1 Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (19)
Civil Complaint Form
CJA Attorney Instructions
Consent to Magistrate, Fast Track Form
EEOC Complaint Form
Jury Selection Plan
Order of Deposit and Investment
Prisoner Complaint
Social Security Complaint Form
JS 44JS 44 - Civil Cover Sheet
AO 133AO 133 - Bill of Costs
AO 187AO 187 - AO 187 Exhibit and Witness List
AO 187AAO 187a - AO 187A Exhibit and Witness List (cont)
AO 239AO 239 (INND) - Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
AO 239AO 239 (INND) - Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
AO 240AO 240 (INND) - Prisoner Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
AO 241AO 241 (INND) - Habeas Corpus Petition by a Person in State Custody
AO 241AO 241 (INND) - Habeas Corpus Petition Challenging a Prison Disciplinary Proceeding
AO 243AO 243 - Motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence
AO 440AO 440 - Civil Summons
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (23)
Court-wide (12)
2026-03 — General Order No. 2026-03
2026-04 — General Order No. 2026-04
2026-05 — General Order No. 2026-05
2026-06 — General Order No. 2026-06
2026-07 — General Order No. 2026-07
2026-08 — General Order No. 2026-08
2026-09 — General Order No. 2026-09
2026-10 — General Order No. 2026-10
2026-11 — General Order No. 2026-11
2026-12 — General Order No. 2026-12
CJA Attorney Instructions
Jury Selection Plan
Chief Judge Holly Brady (1)
CJA Attorney Instructions — Chief Judge Holly Brady
Jed (1)
Individual Practices — Jed
Jem (2)
Chambers Policies Regarding Video and Telephone Conferencing in Criminal Cases — Jem
Pretrial Order Sample — Jem
Jtm (1)
Individual Practices — Jtm
Judge Cristal C Brisco 0 (1)
Courtroom Procedures and Trial Practice — Judge Cristal C Brisco 0
Judge Damon R Leichty (1)
Individual Practices — Judge Damon R Leichty
Judge Gretchen S Lund (1)
Chambers Procedures — Judge Gretchen S Lund
Magistrate Judge Scott J Frankel (1)
Chambers Procedures — Magistrate Judge Scott J Frankel
Pps (1)
Individual Practices — Pps
Tls (1)
Individual Practices — Tls
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“N.D. Ind. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.