Ind. Sup. Ct. Order Approving Local Rules: order-local-rules-2025-25A-MS-234

In the

Indiana Supreme Court

In the Matter of the Approval of Local

Rules for Franklin County

Supreme Court Case No.

25S-MS-234

Order Approving Amended Local Rule

The Judges of the Franklin Circuit Courts request the approval of an amended local rule

for caseload allocation in accordance with Administrative Rule 1(E). Attached to this Order is

the proposed amended local rule.

Upon examination of the proposed rule amendments requested by the Franklin Circuit

Courts, this Court finds that the proposed amendments to L.R.24-A.R.1(E)-5 comply with the

requirements of Administrative Rule 1(E), and, accordingly, should be approved.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED by this Court that amended Local Rule, L.R.24-

A.R.1(E)-5, for the Franklin Circuit Courts, set forth as an attachment to this Order, is approved

effective upon the date of this Order.

Done at Indianapolis, Indiana, on ___________ .

Loretta H. Rush

Chief Justice of Indiana

9/5/2025

L.R.24-A.R.1 (E)-5 CASE ALLOCATIONS

(A) Cases filed on or before July 1, 2007, or not already transferred under L.R.24-A.R.1

(E)-5, shall remain in the court of origin, unless otherwise Ordered.

(B) Effective January 1, 2025, the limitation of filings will be in place without exception.

The allocation of cases will be as follows:

CIRCUIT COURT 2

CRIMINAL: Felonies which include MR (murder), FA (class A felony), FB (class B

felony), FC (Class C felony), Level 1 felony, Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, Level 4

felony, MC (Miscellaneous Criminal), and misdemeanors in conjunction with

Murder, or A, B, or C felonies, or Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 felonies. All RF (Red Flag)

case types.

CIVIL: PL (Civil Plenary), CC (Civil Collection), CT (Civil Tort), DR (Domestic

Relations), RS (Reciprocal Support), MH (Mental Health), PO (Protective Orders),

MF (Mortgage Foreclosure), AD (Adoption), MI (Miscellaneous), ES, EU, GU, TR

(Probate), all RF (Red Flag) case types, EV-Eviction - Civil.

JUVENILE: JP (Juvenile Paternity), JD (Juvenile Delinquency), EM, GM, JS

(Juvenile Status), JM (Juvenile Miscellaneous), JC (Juvenile CHINS), JT (Juvenile

Termination), all RF (Red Flag) case types, JQ (Child Protection Order)

ALL CASES IN CONFLICT WITH Circuit Court

CIRCUIT COURT

CRIMINAL: Felonies which include FD (class D Felony), Level 6 felony,

misdemeanors in conjunction with D felonies, misdemeanors in conjunction with

Level 6 felonies, Level 5 felonies, CM (class A misdemeanors, class B

misdemeanors, class C misdemeanors), IF (Infractions) OV (Ordinance Violations,

and OE (Exempted Ordinance Violation.)

CIVIL: SC (Small Claims), CC (Civil Collection), CT (Civil Tort), DR (Domestic

Relations), RS (Reciprocal Support), PO (Protective Orders), MF (Mortgage

Foreclosure), MI (Miscellaneous), and EV (Eviction – Small Claims and Civil.) ALL

CASES IN CONFLICT WITH Circuit Court 2

(C) Assignment of cases, effective January 1, 2025, the Clerk of the Franklin Circuit

Court shall perfect the following limitation of filings:

1. (CC) Civil Collections, (MF) Mortgage Foreclosures, (CT) Civil Tort, (DR)

Domestic Relations, (RS) Reciprocal Support, (MI) Miscellaneous, (EV) Civil

Evictions, CE (Commercial Court Eligible), GV (Grandparent Visitation), and

RA (Review of Administrative Decisions) shall be assigned on an alternating

basis between the two divisions of the circuit for each category above listed.

2. (PO) Protective Orders shall be assigned on an alternating basis between the

two divisions of the circuit except that multiple cause numbers arising out of

same or similar facts shall be assigned as a group before rotation to the next

court.