Ind. Elkhart Cnty. Local Rule LR20-TR1-101

These local rules are adopted by the Courts of the 34th Judicial Circuit pursuant to the authority of Trial

Rule 81, Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. They are intended to supplement those Rules as well as the

Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Indiana Small Claims Rules, the Indiana Jury Rules, the

Indiana Rules of Evidence, the Indiana Rules of Post Conviction Relief, the Indiana Alternative Dispute

Resolution Rules, the Indiana Trial Rules De Novo, the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, the

Indiana Rules of Access to Court Records and the Indiana Administrative Rules and shall be construed to

secure the just, speedy and efficient determination of every action.

These local rules shall govern the practice and procedure in all cases in:

(1) Elkhart Circuit Court (hereinafter “Circuit Court”).

(2) Elkhart Superior Courts (hereinafter “Superior Court”).

These rules apply to any structure, facility or building, individual room in another structure, including, but

not limited to rooms used in the Elkhart County Correctional Facility and the Elkhart County Juvenile

Detention Center that are used to conduct court proceedings in Elkhart County. Such facilities are

collectively termed “court complexes in Elkhart County” in these Rules.