N.D. Ind. L.R. 7-1

(a) Motions Must Be Filed Separately. Motions must be filed separately, but

alternative motions may be filed in a single paper if each is named in the title

following the caption.

(b) Brief Required for Certain Motions. Parties must file a supporting brief with

any motion under:

(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12;

(2) Fed. R. Civ. P. 37;

(3) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56; or

(4) Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b).

(c) Rule 12 Defenses. The court will not rule on a defense under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12

until the party who raised it files a motion and brief.

(d) Response- and Reply-Brief Deadlines.

(1) Summary-Judgment Motions. Summary-judgment motions are subject to

the deadlines in N.D. Ind. L.R. 56-1(b) and (c).

(2) Other Motions.

(A) Responses. A party must file any response brief to a motion within

14 days after the motion is served.

(B) Replies. The moving party must file any reply brief within seven

days after the response brief is served.

(3) Extensions. The court may extend response- and reply-brief deadlines,

but only for good cause.

(4) Summary Rulings. The court may rule on a motion summarily if an

opposing party does not file a response before the deadline.

(e) Page Limits.

(1) Rule. Supporting and response briefs (excluding tables of contents, tables

of authorities, and appendices) ordinarily must not exceed 25 pages.

Reply briefs must not exceed 15 pages.

(2) Exception. The court may allow a party to file a brief exceeding these

page limits for extraordinary and compelling reasons. But if the court

permits a brief to exceed 25 pages, it must include:

(A) a table of contents with page references;

(B) an issue statement; and

(C) a table of authorities including:

(i) all cases (alphabetically arranged), statutes, and other

authorities cited in the brief; and

(ii) references to where the authorities appear in the brief.

(f) Authority Not Available Electronically. A copy of any decision, statute, or

regulation cited in a motion or brief must be attached to the paper if—and only

if—it is not available on Westlaw or Lexis. But if a copy of a decision, statute, or

regulation is only available electronically, a party must provide it to the court or

another party upon request.