Ind. Elkhart Cnty. Local Rule LR20-TR39-220

220.1. Trial Settings

All cases scheduled for trial shall be ready for trial on the date scheduled unless otherwise directed by the

Court. Where multiple trials are set on one day, all trial settings shall be considered first settings, and the

parties shall be ready for trial on the date scheduled unless the parties have been advised of a notice of

priority as described in Rule 220.2 below.

220.2. Notice of Priority

At the time of setting the case for trial, upon motion of either party and for good cause shown, the Court

may order that the parties are entitled to notice of priority. Where notice of priority has been ordered for

multiple trials set on the same day, the case assigned a second setting shall stand for trial if the parties are

given forty-eight (48) hours prior notice and cases assigned a third subsequent setting shall stand for trial if

the parties are given seven (7) days’ notice or as ordered by the court.

220.3. Continuances of Trial Settings

All motions for continuances shall be in writing and shall specifically set forth the grounds asserted for

such a motion. Unless otherwise directed or excused by the Court, all attorneys of record and parties

proceeding unrepresented shall appear before the Court on the date of the trial setting or as directed by the

Court. The Court may assign a new trial setting on the date of the original trial setting, or on the date a

continuance is granted, or as otherwise directed by the Court.

220.4. Imposition of Costs for Late Settlement

If a civil case is settled less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time it is scheduled for trial, or is settled

after (ten) 10:00 a.m. on the Friday prior to a Monday trial setting (or a Tuesday is after a Monday that is

a legal holiday) any costs incurred by the Court as a result of the late settlement of the case may be

assessed as allowed by law against the parties in a manner the Court deems appropriate.