Ind. Marion Cnty. Mass Tort Local Rule LR49-TR5 Rule 603

A. Depositions. Publication of depositions, pursuant to T.R. 5(E)(5), shall be made, without

Motion, on the File & ServeXpress Deposition Docket (98-000) only.

B. Previously Served Documents. Any document already served using File & ServeXpress

should not be attached to new documents or re-served to File & ServeXpress. Reference shall be made

to the File & ServeXpress TID, the Document Title, the cause number, and the date submitted.

C. Certificate of Service. All filed documents must include a Certificate of Service

referencing the service stamp and the manner of service. The Certificate of Service shall be in the

following format:

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was electronically served

on all counsel of record on the date shown on the service stamp on the

first page of this document, by using File & ServeXpress.

The document, before the Certificate of Service, must include the filing attorney’s name, party

for whom appearing, attorney number, firm, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the

authorizing attorney or the designated e-mail address for the attorney’s firm.

D. Exhibits. To prevent the file stamp from obscuring information on an exhibit, a cover

page shall be filed with exhibits and sufficiently identify the exhibit by number, letter or Bates Stamp,

as designated and cited in the briefing.

E. Rules for Titling Documents. For Marion County Mass Tort Cases, a two-step method

of filing and service is used. Prior to uploading a document to File & ServeXpress, the following rules

shall be implemented to titling the file:

1. The Indiana E-Filing System provides limited space for document titles. Parties shall use

Court Document abbreviations contained in a current edition of a Uniform System of Citation

(Bluebook). http://www.personal.psu.edu/dhk3/research/Bluebook/T-08-17.htm. Party type and party

name(s) must be the first word(s) of document description. Use abbreviations as necessary.

2. Service of all court filings, discovery, or other case materials or communications may be

served using File & ServeXpress as authorized by the Supreme Court. Documents filed not for public

access pursuant to Administrative Rule 9 must be served using the “Serve Only – Private” option. All

other documents must be served using the “Serve Only – Public” option.

a. Filings, excluding Appearances and Proposed Orders. Documents filed with the Court

shall be titled in the following format: [Party Type] + [Name of Party] + [Title of

Document] + [Title of document to which the new document relates or responds, if

applicable]. The following are examples of how to title documents:

1. Plaintiff John Doe’s Complaint; Pl. John Doe’s Compl.

2. Defendant XYZ Corporation’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint; Def.

XYZ Corp.’s Mot. to Dismiss Pl.’s Compl.

3. Plaintiffs John Doe’s and Jane Doe’s Response in Opposition to Defendant XYZ

Corporation’s Motion to Dismiss on the Basis of the Statute of Limitations.

4. Plaintiff John Doe’s Exhibit A to Designation of Evidence to collective Response

to Defendants’ Motion for Summary judgment.

5. Deposition of Phil Physician, January 1, 2005, Vol. 2.

6. Defendant XYZ Corporation’s Response to Plaintiff’s Supplemental

Interrogatories.

b. Letters or Notices. Letters or other document forms served on File & ServeXpress

shall be titled in the following format: [“Letter” or Other Document Form] + “From”

+ [Name of Sending Party] + “to” + [Name of Recipient Party] + [Subject Matter].

The following are examples of how to title these documents:

1. Letter from XYZ Corporation to Plaintiffs Concerning Case Management Order

Conference Schedule

2. Notice From XYZ Corporation to All Counsel of Record of John Doe’s

Availability for Deposition

c. Cancellations. Documents intended to cancel previously scheduled events must use

the document type “CANCELLATION” and be titled on File & ServeXpress in the

following format: [“CANCELLATION:”] + [Party Type] + [Party Name] +

[Description of Canceled Event]. Example: “CANCELLATION: Defendant ABC

Company, Inc.’s Notice of Canceling John Doe’s Deposition scheduled for January

1, 2012.”

d. Main and Supporting Documents. Each distinct document should be served on File &

ServeXpress separately, as a main or supporting document. “Main” is the default

setting for the first document served on File & ServeXpress in each transaction.

“Supporting” documents may be served, but are restricted to only those documents

that relate to the main document served in the transaction. File & ServeXpress does

not restrict the number of supporting documents. For example, when filing a Motion

for Summary Judgment, Designation of Evidence, Brief in Support, Exhibits and

Proposed Order, each document type should be served separately and properly titled.

The motion for summary judgment is the main document and all others are supporting

documents.

e. Tombstoning.

1. Definition and application. “Tombstoning” is the procedure by which all

documents within a transaction are removed from the File & ServeXpress docket.

This procedure is only to protect privileged or confidential information and is not

for removal of merely incorrectly filed documents. A record of the transaction

will remain in a user’s mailbox, but the document will no longer be able to be

viewed.

2. Procedure. In the event that privileged or confidential information is

inadvertently served on File & ServeXpress, counsel shall contact

support@fileandserve.com.