Ind. Appellate Rule 14

Effective July 1, 2026

A. Interlocutory Appeals of Right.

Appeals from the following interlocutory orders are taken as a matter of right by filing a

Notice of Appeal with the Clerk within thirty (30) days after the notation of the interlocutory

order in the Chronological Case Summary:

(1) For the payment of money;

(2) To compel the execution of any document;

(3) To compel the delivery or assignment of any securities, evidence of debt, documents or

things in action;

(4) For the sale or delivery of the possession of real property;

(5) Granting or refusing to grant, dissolving, or refusing to dissolve a preliminary injunction;

(6) Appointing or refusing to appoint a receiver, or revoking or refusing to revoke the

appointment of a receiver;

(7) For a writ of habeas corpus not otherwise authorized to be taken directly to the

Supreme Court;

(8) Transferring or refusing to transfer a case under Trial Rule 75; and

(9) Issued by an Administrative Agency that by statute is expressly required to be appealed

as a mandatory interlocutory appeal.

The Notice of Appeal shall be in the form prescribed by Rule 9, and served in accordance with

Rule 9(F)(10).

B. Discretionary Interlocutory Appeals.

An appeal may be taken from other interlocutory orders if the trial court certifies its order

and the Court of Appeals accepts jurisdiction over the appeal.

(1) Certification by the Trial Court.

The trial court, in its discretion, upon motion by a party, may certify an interlocutory order to

allow an immediate appeal.

(a) Time for Filing Motion.

A motion requesting certification of an interlocutory order must be filed in the trial court

within thirty (30) days after the date the interlocutory order is noted in the Chronological

Case Summary unless the trial court, for good cause, permits a belated motion. If the trial

court grants a belated motion and certifies the appeal, the court shall make a finding that the

certification is based on a showing of good cause, and shall set forth the basis for that finding.

(b) Content of the Motion in the Trial Court.

A motion to the trial court shall contain the following:

(i) An identification of the interlocutory order sought to be certified;

(ii) A concise statement of the issues to be addressed in the interlocutory appeal; and

(iii) The reasons why an interlocutory appeal should be permitted.

(c) Grounds for Granting Interlocutory Appeal.

Grounds for granting an interlocutory appeal include:

(i) The appellant will suffer substantial expense, damage or injury if the order is erroneous

and the determination of the error is withheld until after judgment.

(ii) The order involves a substantial question of law, the early determination of which will

promote a more orderly disposition of the case.

(iii) The remedy by appeal is otherwise inadequate.

(d) Response to Motion.

Any response to a motion for the trial court to certify an interlocutory order shall be filed

within fifteen (15) days after service of the motion, and computing time in accordance with

Trial Rule 6.

(e) Ruling on Motion by the Trial Court.

In the event the trial court fails for thirty (30) days to set the motion for hearing or fails to rule

on the motion within thirty (30) days after it was heard or thirty (30) days after it was filed, if

no hearing is set, the motion requesting certification of an interlocutory order shall be

deemed denied.

(2) Acceptance of the Interlocutory Appeal by the Court of Appeals.

If the trial court certifies an order for interlocutory appeal, the Court of Appeals, in its discretion, upon motion by a party, may accept jurisdiction of the appeal. The motion shall be

accompanied by an appearance as required by Rule 16(H).

(a) Time for Filing Motion in the Court of Appeals.

The motion requesting that the Court of Appeals accept jurisdiction over an interlocutory

appeal shall be filed within thirty (30) days after the date the trial court's certification is noted

in the Chronological Case Summary.

(b) Content of the Motion in the Court of Appeals.

The motion requesting that the Court of Appeals accept jurisdiction shall state:

(i) The date of the interlocutory order.

(ii) The date the motion for certification was filed in the trial court.

(iii) The date the trial court’s certification of its interlocutory order was noted in the Chronological Case Summary.

(iv) The reasons the Court of Appeals should accept this interlocutory appeal.

(c) Submissions with Motion.

The party seeking an interlocutory appeal shall submit with its motion a copy of the trial

court's certification of the interlocutory order and a copy of the interlocutory order.

(d) Response to Motion.

Any response to a motion requesting the Court of Appeals to accept jurisdiction shall be filed

within fifteen (15) days after service of the motion.

(3) Filing of Notice of Appeal.

The appellant shall file a Notice of Appeal with the Clerk within fifteen (15) days of the Court

of Appeals' order accepting jurisdiction over the interlocutory appeal. The Notice of Appeal

shall be in the form prescribed by Rule 9, and served in accordance with Rule 9(F)(10). The

appellant shall also comply with Rule 9(E).

C. Interlocutory Appeals From Orders Granting Or Denying Class Action

Certification.

The Court of Appeals, in its discretion, may accept jurisdiction over an appeal from an interlocutory order granting or denying class action certification under Ind. Trial Rule 23.

(1) Time for Filing Motion.

A motion requesting that the Court of Appeals accept jurisdiction over an interlocutory

appeal from an order granting or denying class action certification shall be filed within thirty

(30) days after the notation of the order in the Chronological Case Summary. The Motion

shall be accompanied by an appearance as required by Rule 16(H).

(2) Content of Motion.

The motion requesting that the Court of Appeals accept jurisdiction shall state:

(a) The date the order granting or denying class action certification was noted in the Chronological Case Summary.

(b) The facts necessary for consideration of the motion.

(c) The reasons the Court of Appeals should accept the interlocutory appeal.

(3) Submissions with Motion.

The trial court's order granting or denying class action certification shall be submitted with

the motion requesting that the Court of Appeals accept jurisdiction over the interlocutory

appeal.

(4) Response to Motion.

Any response to the motion requesting the Court of Appeals to accept jurisdiction shall be

filed within fifteen (15) days after service of the motion.

(5) Filing of Notice of Appeal.

The appellant shall file a Notice of Appeal with the Clerk within fifteen (15) days of the Court

of Appeals' order accepting jurisdiction over the interlocutory appeal. The Notice of Appeal

shall be in the form prescribed by Rule 9, and served in accordance with Rule 9(F)(10). The

appellant shall also comply with Rule 9(E).

D. Statutory Interlocutory Appeals.

Other interlocutory appeals may be taken only as provided by statute.

E. Clerk's Record and Transcript.

The Clerk's Record shall be assembled in accordance with Rule 10. The Court Reporter shall

file the Transcript in accordance with Rule 11.

F. Briefing.

Briefing in interlocutory appeals shall be governed by Rules 43 and 44.

G. Shortening or Extending Time.

(1) Extensions.

Extensions of time to file any brief in an interlocutory appeal are disfavored and will be gran-

ted only upon a showing of good cause. Any motion for extension must comply with Rule 35.

(2) Shortening Deadlines.

The Court of Appeals, upon motion by a party and for good cause, may shorten any time

period. A motion to shorten time shall be filed within ten (10) days of the filing of either the

Notice of Appeal with the Clerk or the motion to the Court of Appeals requesting permission

to file an interlocutory appeal.

H. Stay of Trial Court Proceedings.

An interlocutory appeal shall not stay proceedings in the trial court unless the trial court or a

judge of the Court of Appeals so orders. The order staying proceedings may be conditioned

upon the furnishing of a bond or security protecting the appellee against loss incurred by the

interlocutory appeal.

I. Death Penalty Cases.

In any case in which the State seeks the death penalty, references in this Rule to the Court of

Appeals shall refer to the Supreme Court.