US · rules
N.D. Ind. L.R. 5.1-1
Constitutional Questions
(a) When to File the Notice. A party required to file a notice of constitutional
question under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.1 must do so by the later of:
(1) the day the parties tender their proposed case-management plan (if one is
required); or
(2) 21 days after filing the pleading, written motion, or other paper
questioning the constitutionality of a federal or state statute.
(b) Service on Government Officials. The party must also serve the notice and the
pleading, written motion, or other paper questioning the constitutionality of a
federal or state statute on:
(1) the Attorney General of the United States and the United States Attorney
for the Northern District of Indiana, if a federal statute is challenged; or
(2) the Attorney General for the state if a state statute is challenged.
(c) Method of Service on Government Officials. Service required under
subdivision (b) may be made either by certified or registered mail or by e-
mailing it to an address designated by those officials for this purpose.
Provenance
- Source
- www.innd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
881433b40ee961934364b61f47e1fd37a61f8db602e8731e46ac31a753aaeaef
The link goes to the issuing authority’s own document — the one we read to produce this record. Where a source publishes whole titles rather than sections, your browser may need a moment to jump to the provision.
Unofficial copy of government-published law, reproduced from official sources with full provenance. Not an official publication; verify against official sources before relying on it in a filing. Records in the 'guidance' corpus, and only that corpus, are sub-regulatory (interpretive guidelines, survey procedures) and are not binding law. Validity bounds follow each jurisdiction's declared temporalBasis.