N.D. Ind. L.R. 26-2

(a) Generally.

(1) Discovery Ordinarily Not Filed. The party who serves a discovery

request or notices a deposition is the custodian of the original discovery

response or deposition transcript. Except as required under subdivision

(a)(2), parties must not file:

(A) disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) or (2);

(B) deposition notices;

(C) deposition transcripts;

(D) interrogatories;

(E) requests for documents, to permit entry upon land, or for

admission;

(F) answers to interrogatories;

(G) responses to requests for documents, to permit entry upon land, or

for admission; or

(H) service-of-discovery notices.

(2) Exceptions.

(A) Pro Se Litigation. All discovery material in cases involving a pro se

party must be filed.

(B) Specific Material. Discovery material must also be filed when:

(i) the court orders; or

(ii) the material is used in a proceeding.

(3) Motions to Publish Not Required. Motions to publish deposition

transcripts are not required.

(b) Filing Materials with Motion for Relief. A party who files a motion for relief

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) or 37 must file with the motion those parts of the

discovery requests or responses that the motion pertains to.

(c) Materials Necessary for Motion. A party must file those portions of discovery

requests or responses (including deposition transcripts) that the party relies on to

support a motion that could result in a final order on an issue.

(d) Materials to be Used at Trial. A party who reasonably anticipates using

discovery requests or responses—including deposition transcripts—at trial must

file the relevant portions of the requests or responses with the clerk at the start of

the trial.