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S.D. Ind. L.R. 5.1-2

Actions Seeking Nationwide or Statewide Relief

activein force · 2024-04-15 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Applicability. This Rule applies to any civil action filed by a party seeking to:

(1) bar or mandate statewide enforcement of a state law, including a rule,

regulation, policy, or order of the executive branch or a state agency, whether by

declaratory judgment and/or any form of injunctive relief; or

(2) bar or mandate nationwide enforcement of a federal law, including a rule,

regulation, policy, or order of the executive branch or a federal agency, whether

by declaratory judgment and/or any form of injunctive relief.

(b) Civil Cover Sheet. The party filing the case initiating document must include

the following language in section VI. CAUSE OF ACTION on the JS-44 (Civil Cover

Sheet):

"Seeking to [bar or mandate] [statewide or nationwide] enforcement of a [state or

federal] law"

filed pursuant to subdivision (a) must include the following language immediately

below the case number:

[NATIONWIDE] [STATEWIDE] RELIEF SOUGHT

History

Note: Added April 15, 2024, to implement Judicial Conference policy recommending that cases seeking nationwide or statewide relief be assigned on a district-wide basis.

Provenance

Source: www.insd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-18
Edition: fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash: 21fe558c883fcb492e507ba2c7b4459cd10824106594aa4c8b1a23096fa8d66d

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