Ind. Marion Cnty. Civ. Local Rule LR49-TR58-217

A. Attorneys to Prepare Documents Requiring Court’s Signature. It shall be the duty of

attorneys to prepare decrees of all final judgments and of such interlocutory and other orders as may

be required by the Court, including Pre-Trial Orders, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.

B. Decrees and Entries Prepared by One Attorney to Be Submitted to Other Attorneys

Interested in Cause. Where there are several attorneys interested in a decree, order, entry or

judgment to be entered in a cause and one or more of them desires such document entered, he or

they, shall submit such document to the other attorneys who may be interested in the cause, and

obtain an endorsement thereon of “Inspected”, provided that this rule shall not apply when the

attorneys of all parties are in court when the judgment or decree is proffered.

C. Obligation to Keep Themselves Informed of Case Status. Counsel and parties to a suit

should keep themselves informed of all steps taken in all matters pending before the Court, and are

bound by the Court’s actions, including but not limited to rulings, notice of trial date settings, and

current position of cases on jury trial calendar, all without special or additional oral or written notice

by the Court.

D. Duty of Attorney to State Time Required for Hearing. It is the duty of counsel to

determine the amount of time required by both sides for the hearing. No hearing will be scheduled

until such time is stated, and it will be limited to the time requested.