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N.D. Ind. N.D. Ind. L. Cr. R. 47-1

(a) Grounds. A motion to continue will be granted only if the moving party demonstrates that: (1) the ends of justice served by a continuance outweigh the defendant’s and the public’s interests to a speedy trial as provided by the Speedy Trial Act; or (2) the continuance will not violate the Speedy Trial Act’s deadlines for some other reason. (b) Proposed Entry Required. The moving party must submit with the motion a proposed entry with findings about the applicable ends of justice or any other reason the continuance will not violate the Speedy Trial Act. Local Rules |Northern District of Indiana Page | 91 Criminal Rule 47-2
Official source: https://www.innd.uscourts.gov/sites/innd/files/CurrentLocalRules.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23