Ind. Elkhart Cnty. Local Rule LR20-TR-86-208

208.1. Matters in which Proposed Orders are Required

A. Prior to entry by the Court of orders granting motions, the moving party shall, unless the Court

directs otherwise, furnish the Court with proposed orders in the following matters:

1. enlargement of time

2. continuance

3. default judgment

4. compel discovery

5. dismissal

6. appointment of receiver

7. appointment of guardian

8. appointment of personal representative

9. immediate possession of real estate

10. immediate possession of personal property

11. petition for certification of interlocutory appeals

12. staying further proceedings by reason of bankruptcy, appeal, or other grounds

13. request for hearing

14. extensions of dispositive motion filing deadlines and resetting the dispositive motion hearing

and other hearings Motion and Order on Enlargement, Modification of Time or Deadlines

15. attorney’s withdrawal of appearance

16. other orders, judgments, or decrees as the Court may direct

B. This local rule does not apply to judgments on general verdicts of the jury or upon a decision

announced by the Court. Failure to comply with this local rule may result in the motion being

summarily denied.

208.2. Form

All proposed orders shall:

A. be a document that is separate and apart from the motion.

B. contain all relevant detail of the relief granted by the order (a single statement, such as “Motion

granted” is not sufficient in detail);

C. contain the proper caption of the case.

D. contain page numbers that appear in the bottom of the page and must be formatted to indicate each

page number in relation to the total of the pages in the document (e.g., “Page 1 of 14,” “1 of 14,”

“p.1/14,” “p.1 of 14”).

E. at the right margin contain a line for the signature of the judge on the last page of the proposed

order under which shall be typed “Judge, Elkhart Superior Court” or “Magistrate, Elkhart Superior

Court,” or “Judge, Elkhart Circuit Court,” or “Magistrate, Elkhart Circuit Court,” whichever is

applicable or other title of appointed judicial officer. It is also preferred that this line include the

judicial officer’s name.

F. at the left margin of the judge’s signature line, contain a date line, stating the following: “Date:

(blank line) _________”; and,

G. provide approximately two inches of blank space provided between the last typed paragraph of the

proposed order and the date and signature lines.

208.3. Orders Following Other Hearings

As directed by the Court, a party or an attorney for a party shall prepare a proposed order based on the

decision rendered by the Court. The party so directed shall prepare the proposed order in a timely manner

and, upon filing, shall advise the chambers of the applicable judicial officer that the proposed order has

been prepared and filed. Unless otherwise directed or given leave of the Court, proposed Orders in

emergency matters shall be filed within forty-eight (48) hours after a hearing; proposed Orders in other

matters shall be filed within seven (7) days as computed by Indiana Trial Rule 6.

208.4. Proposed Orders on Motions for Summary Judgment

Proposed orders on motions for summary judgment, when appropriate, may contain the following

language permitted in Trial Rule 56 (C): “there is no just reason for delay and the Court expressly directs

entry of final judgment as to less than all the issues, claims or parties.”