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Southern District of Indiana

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

Civil Rules (61)
5.1-1 – Constitutional Challenge to a Statute –
5.1-2 – Actions Seeking Nationwide or Statewide
5-3 – Eligibility, Registration, Login Credentials
5-4 – Timing and Consequences of Electronic
5-5 – Orders and Judgments in Cases Filed
5-6 – Attachments and Exhibits in Cases Filed
5-7 – Signatures in Cases Filed Electronically
5-8 – Public Access to Cases Filed Electronically
5-9 - Retention of Documents in Cases Filed
5-10 – Non-Electronic Filings
5-11 - Filing Under Seal – Civil Cases
5-12 – Social Security Appeals
5-13 – Patent/Trademark/Copyright Reports
6-1 - Extensions of Time
7-1 - Motion Practice
7-5 - Oral Arguments and Hearings
8-1 - Pro Se Complaints
9-2 - Request for Three-Judge Court
10-1 –Names of Parties – Pseudonym Litigant
15-1 - Motions to Amend Pleadings
16-1 - Pretrial Procedures
16-2 - Responsibilities for Cases Remanded or
16-3 - Continuances in Civil Cases
23-1 - Designation of "Class Action" in the
26-1 - Form of Certain Discovery Requests
26-2 - Filing of Discovery Materials
30-1 - Conduct of Depositions
36-1 - Requests for Admissions
37-1 – Discovery Disputes
38-1 - Jury Demand
39-1 - Authorization of Bankruptcy Judges to
40-1 - Assignment of Cases
40-3 – Trial Start Dates
40-4 - Division of Business Among District Judges
42-1 – Motions to Consolidate
45-1 – Service of Subpoena on Non-Parties –
47-1 - Voir Dire of Jurors
47-2 - Communication with Jurors
47-3 - Juror Costs
47-4 – Jury; Unanimous Verdict
54-1 - Taxation of Costs and Attorney's Fees
56-1 – Summary Judgment Procedure
65-2 - Motions for Preliminary Injunctions and
66-1 - Receiverships
69-1 - Execution
69-2 - Interrogatories to Garnishees
69-3 - Final Orders in Wage Garnishment
69-4 - Body Attachments; Hearings
72-1 - Authority of United States Magistrate Judges
76-1 - Designating Additional Items For Record on
79-1 - Custody of Files and Exhibits
80-1 - Official Transcripts of Court Proceedings
80-2 - Redaction of Official Transcripts of Court
81-1 – Notice of Removal and Response in Diversity
81-2 – State Court Record and Pending Motions in
83-3 - Courtroom and Courthouse Decorum
83-5 - Bar Admission
83-6 - Pro Hac Vice Admission
83-7 – Appearance, Withdrawal of Appearance, and
83-8 – Referral of Cases to Bankruptcy Court
87 is the court’s effort, after consultation with a broad range of attorneys who regularly practice in
Criminal Rules (15)
6-1 - The Grand Jury
7-1 - Standard Orders in Criminal Cases
12-1 - Continuance in Criminal Cases
12-2 - Assignment of Related Cases
32-1 - Records Relating to Presentence Reports
32-2 - Sentencing Procedure
38-1 - Petitions for Habeas Corpus Motions
38-2 – Cases Challenging the Conviction and/or
49-1 – Filing of Documents
49.1-2 - Filing Under Seal
53-1 - Provisions for Special Orders in
53-2 - Release of Information by Court
53-3 - Release of Information by Attorneys in
58-1 - Authority of United States Magistrate
58-2 - Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (1)
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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 (40)
Court-wide (23)
Criminal Justice Act Developmental Panel Procedures
Criminal Justice Act Plan
ECF Policies and Procedures Manual
General Order 2023-32 Re: Appointment of CJA Counsel in Certain Cases Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and 28 U.S.C. § 2255
General Order 2023-33 Re: Appointment of CJA Counsel for Certain Defendants Seeking Sentence Reductions
General Order 2023-34 Re: Transcript Fee Rates
General Order Re: Assignment of Cases
General Order Re: Court Observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day on July 2, 2021
General Order Re: Entry to United States Courthouses in the Southern District of Indiana
General Order Re: Motions Seeking Retroactive Application of Amendment 821 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines
General Order Re: New Albany Division Court Proceedings During Closure of Lee H. Hamilon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
General Order Re: Presentation of Contaminated Materials for Filing
General Order Re: Procedures for Sealed Filings
General Order Re: Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents
General Order Re: Security Procedures in the Indianapolis Division
General Order Re: Security Procedures in the Terre Haute, Evansville, and New Albany Divisions
General Order/Administrative Policy 2024-35 - Electronic Submissions to the Court by Pro Se Litigants
NULLIFIED BY P.L. 105-53, 106-518: Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan
Order Re: Cellular Phones and Electronic Devices in Courtrooms
Order Regarding Prisoner Electronic Filing Program
Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors
Reference of Cases to Bankruptcy Judges
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Chief Judge James R Sweeney Ii (1)
Practices and Procedures Before the Honorable James R. Sweeney II — Chief Judge James R Sweeney Ii
Judge James Patrick Hanlon (1)
Practices and Procedures Before the Honorable James Patrick Hanlon — Judge James Patrick Hanlon
Judge Jane E Magnus Stinson (1)
Practices & Procedures -- Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson — Judge Jane E Magnus Stinson
Judge Justin R Olson (1)
Practices and Procedures - Judge Justin R. Olson — Judge Justin R Olson
Judge Matthew P Brookman (2)
Practices and Procedures - Judge Matthew P. Brookman — Judge Matthew P Brookman
Sample Protective Order Language — Judge Matthew P Brookman
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt (1)
Courtroom Procedures & Trial Practice Before the Honorable Tanya Walton Pratt — Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Magistrate Judge Crystal S Wildeman (1)
Practices and Procedures Before Magistrate Judge Crystal S. Wildeman — Magistrate Judge Crystal S Wildeman
Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia (3)
Order -- Agreed Protective Order, Approved by the Court — Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia
Order -- Joint Agreed Protective Order, Approved by the Court — Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia
Order -- Stipulated Protective Order, Approved by the Court — Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia
Magistrate Judge Mark J Dinsmore (1)
Trial Practice & Courtroom Procedures Before Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore — Magistrate Judge Mark J Dinsmore
Magistrate Judge Tim Baker (4)
Order -- Agreed Protective Order, Approved by the Court — Magistrate Judge Tim Baker
Order -- Joint Agreed Protective Order, Approved by the Court — Magistrate Judge Tim Baker
Order -- Stipulated Protective Order, Approved by the Court — Magistrate Judge Tim Baker
Trial Practice & Courtroom Procedures Before Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker — Magistrate Judge Tim Baker
Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker (1)
Trial Practice & Courtroom Procedures Before the Honorable Sarah Evans Barker — Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“S.D. Ind. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.