Ind. Trial Rule 58

Effective January 1, 2020

(A) Entry of judgment.

Subject to the provisions of Rule 54(B), upon a verdict of a jury, or upon a decision of the

court, the court shall promptly prepare and sign the judgment, and the clerk shall thereupon

enter the judgment in the Record of Judgments and Orders and note the entry of the judgment in the Chronological Case Summary and Judgment Docket. A judgment shall be set

forth on a separate document, except that a judgment may appear upon the same document

upon which appears the court’s findings, conclusions, or opinion upon the issues. The entry

of the judgment shall not be delayed for the taxing of costs. Attorneys may submit suggested

forms of judgment to the court, and upon request of the court, shall assist the court in the

preparation of a judgment, but the judgment shall not be delayed to await the resolution of

issues by agreement of counsel. The judge failing promptly to cause the judgment to be prepared, signed and entered as provided herein may be compelled to do so by mandate.

(B) Content of judgment.

Except in small claims cases, a judgment shall contain the following elements:

(1) A statement of the submission indicating whether the submission was to a jury or to

the Court; whether the submission was upon default, motion, cross-claim, counterclaim or

third-party complaint; and if the submission was to less than all issues or parties, such

other matters as may be necessary to clearly state what issue is resolved or what party is

bound by the judgment.

(2) A statement of the appearances at the submission indicating whether the parties

appeared in person, by counsel, or both; whether there was a failure to appear after

notice; and whether the submission was conducted by telephone conference.

(3) At the court’s discretion and in such detail as it may deem appropriate, a statement of

the court’s jurisdiction over the parties and action and of the issues considered in sufficient particularity to enable any party affected by the judgment to raise in another action

the defenses of merger, bar or claim or issue preclusion.

(4) A statement in imperative form which clearly and concisely sets forth the relief granted,

any alteration of status, any right declared, or any act to be done or not done.

(5) The date of the judgment and the signature of the judge.

(C) Court Records Excluded from Public Access and Confidential

Pursuant to the Rules on Access to Court Records.

Every court that issues a judgment or order containing Court Records excluded from Public

Access pursuant to the Rules on Access to Court Records shall comply with the provisions of

Rule 7 of the Rules on Access to Court Records.

(D) Satisfaction/Release of Judgment.

Upon payment in full of a judgment, including accrued interest and court costs, the judgment

creditor shall file a satisfaction/release of judgment and the Clerk shall note the satisfaction/release of the judgment on the CCS and on the judgment docket.

Based upon a review of the Clerk's payment records, the Clerk may, or at the verified request

of the judgment debtor shall, issue a Notice to the judgment creditor that a judgment, including accrued interest and court costs, has been paid in full and that the judgment should be

satisfied/released. The Notice shall be sent to the judgment creditor and debtor at the

address shown on the Chronological Case Summary. The Clerk shall note the issuance of the

Notice on the Chronological Case Summary. If the judgment creditor does not agree that the

judgment should be satisfied/released, the judgment creditor shall, within 30 days of the date

of the issuance of the Notice, file a verified objection. If the judgment creditor does not file an

objection or a satisfaction/release of judgment, the judgment shall be deemed satisfied/released and the Clerk shall note the satisfaction/release of the judgment on the Chronological Case Summary and on the Judgment Docket.