Ind. Marion Cnty. Mass Tort Local Rule LR49-TR4 Rule 602

SHEET

The following Notice shall be served with each Summons and Complaint in all cases assigned

to the Marion County Mass Tort Litigation Docket:

************ NOTICE ************

DOCKET ASSIGNMENT: The enclosed Complaint has been filed in Marion Superior Court, Civil

Division, in the State of Indiana and has been assigned to the Mass Tort Litigation Docket. Therefore,

several Local Rules, including required Electronic Service procedures, govern the case. You are

directed to provide this sheet to any counsel you retain for the defense of this case.

ELECTRONIC FILING: Documents filed prior to October 28, 2016, are stored within each case or

the master docket on File & ServeXpress. Documents filed after October 28, 2016, must be filed using

the Indiana E-Filing System (“IEFS”). Parties may use any E-Filing Service Provider (“EFSP”)

certified to participate in IEFS. Parties must comply with the requirements of Ind. Trial Rule 86.

ELECTRONIC SERVICE: The Indiana Supreme Court Office of Judicial Administration has

authorized that all service required by Ind. Trial Rule 5 and other required documents may be served

using File & ServeXpress. File & ServeXpress is an electronic, web-based service system. Counsel

must contact File & ServeXpress to establish an administrator who will register and receive user names

and passwords for appearing counsel and their staff. All counsel must have Internet connectivity and

an e-mail account. A File & ServeXpress user name and password is necessary to serve pleadings or

other documents, as well as receive electronic notice of documents served. To sign up for File &

ServeXpress, contact Customer Service at 888.529.7587.

ELECTRONIC DEPOSITORIES: The active Marion County Mass Tort Master Docket is maintained

on File & ServeXpress and is assigned the case number 95-000. The Master Docket contains Plaintiff

Master Complaints, Master Discovery, Defendant Master Answers, Defendant Master Discovery

Responses, Trial Setting Orders and Agenda Postings relevant to all cases assigned to the Mass Tort

Docket. Every attorney who files an appearance in a case must also add themselves to the Master

Docket (95-000) service list.

The Marion Country Mass Tort Deposition Docket is maintained on File & ServeXpress and is

assigned the case number 98-000. When citing to depositions which are already served in this

depository, parties shall cite to the TID number assigned to the served deposition. If the deposition to

which a party intends to cite does not appear in the 98-000 depository, parties shall serve the new

deposition to the depository first then cite appropriately to the TID newly assigned to the deposition.

LOCAL RULES: The Marion County Local Rules governing the Marion County Mass Tort

Litigation Docket are available on the Indiana Judicial Website, the Marion County Clerk’s Website,

and through File & ServeXpress after counsel obtains a user name and password. File & ServeXpress

will provide all technical information and instructions necessary to use File & ServeXpress and will

identify those Local Rules applicable to Marion County Mass Tort Litigation Docket. The Local Rules

have been adopted pursuant to T.R. 81 and compliance is mandatory.

COURT CONTACT: Contact the Marion County Clerk’s Office at 317.327.4740 or marioncounty-

efiling@indy.gov with filing questions or for failure to receive Court notices.