Ind. Allen Cnty. Crim. Local Rule LR02-AR1E-1

(A) Domestic Relations (DC/DN) cases with self-represented litigants

New cases filed with the Clerk of the Allen Superior and Circuit Court on a Verified

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage without legal representation shall be assigned on an

alternating basis (every other case) to Superior Court 8 and Circuit Court respectively.

(B) Mortgage Foreclosures (MF)

(1) 10% shall be filed in Circuit Court, and

(2) 90% shall be filed in Superior Court 3.

(C) Civil Collections (CC)

Civil Collection (CC) cases shall be assigned in the proportion of 100% in Superior

Court, divided evenly among the four judges of the Civil Division (Superior 1, Superior 2,

Superior 3, and Superior 9).

(D) Criminal Cases

(1) All MR, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, PC, OV and IF cases except as provided in (D)(3)

herein below, shall be divided evenly among Superior 4, Superior 5 and Superior 6.

(2) All CM cases shall be divided as follows: 40% in Superior 4, 30% in Superior 5 and

30% in Superior 6.

(3) All Criminal cases filed by information, charging an offense of:

(a) Operating a Motor Vehicle with Lifetime Suspension, a Level 5 Felony, I.C. 35-30-

10-17.

(b) Operating While Intoxicated, a Level 6 Felony, I.C. 9-30-5-3.

(c) Operating Vehicle as Habitual Traffic Violator, a Level 6 Felony, I.C. 9-30-10-16.

(d) Criminal Non-support of Dependents, a Level 6 Felony, I.C. 35-46-1-5 through I.C.

35-46-l-6

shall be filed in the Allen Circuit Court.

(4) All MC cases shall be filed in Superior Court and shall be divided equally among

Superior 4, Superior 5, and Superior 6.

(5) All RF cases shall be filed in Superior Court 5.

(E) Other Civil Cases

(1) All Small Claims (SC) cases shall be filed in Superior Court and shall be divided as

follows: 33% assigned to Superior Court 9 with the remainder divided equally between

Courts 1, 2 and 3.

(2) Civil plenary (PL) cases may be filed in Circuit Court or Superior Court. All Superior

Court PL cases shall be divided evenly among Superior 1, Superior 2, Superior 3, and

Superior 9.

(3) All mental health (MH) cases shall be filed in Superior Court 1.

(4) All Protective Order (PO) cases shall be divided evenly among Superior 1, Superior

2, Superior 3 and Superior 9.

(5) All Estate supervised/unsupervised (ES and EU) cases shall be filed in Superior

Court 2.

(6) All Estate miscellaneous (EM), Guardianship (GU), Guardianship Miscellaneous

(GM) and Trust (TR) cases shall be filed in Superior Court 3.

(7) All Eviction (EV) cases shall be filed in Superior Court and shall be divided evenly

among Superior 1, Superior 2, Superior 3, and Superior 9.

(F) Civil Tort (CT)

100% of civil tort claims (CT) will be filed in the Superior Court, divided evenly among

Superior 1, Superior 2, Superior 3, and Superior 9.

(G) Civil Miscellaneous (MI), Property Tax (TS/TP) and Expungement (XP)

Property tax cases, property forfeiture cases, expungement cases originating in Circuit

Court and name

change cases shall be filed in Circuit Court. For civil miscellaneous (MI) cases, all

Specialized Driving Privileges shall be filed in Superior Court 9, structured settlements

shall be filed in Superior Court 2, and custody/visitation petitions filed by grandparents or

other third parties shall be filed in Superior Court 8. All other civil miscellaneous (MI)

cases shall be filed in Superior Court, Civil Division and divided among Superior 1, 2, 3,

and 9. Expungement (XP) filings originating in Superior Court shall be divided equally

among Superior 4, 5, and 6.

(H) Juvenile Cases

(1) All juvenile CHINS (JC), juvenile termination (JT), and adoptions (AD) shall be filed in

Superior Court 8, and juvenile delinquency (JD) and juvenile status (JS) shall be filed in

Superior Court 7. Juvenile miscellaneous (JM) cases shall be filed in Superior Court 7 or

8.

(2) Juvenile Paternity (JP) cases may be filed in Circuit Court or Superior Court. All JP

cases filed in Superior Court shall be assigned to Superior Court 7.

(I) Other Family Cases

(1) Domestic relations (DC/DN) may be filed in Circuit Court or Superior Court.

(2) Of the DC/DN cases filed in Superior Court 100% shall be filed in Superior 8.

(3) All Reciprocal support (RS) cases shall be filed in Superior Court 7.

Amended effective January 1, 2015; amended effective January 1, 2018; amended

effective April 30, 2020, amended effective July 15, 2022; amended effective January 1,

2025.