Marion Superior Court Filing Rules

An inheritance tax exemption affidavit may be filed only with the decedent’s social security number redacted, and the filer may rely on the filed affidavit in the no-tax petition.

The title of an unopposed motion must identify it as unopposed.

One copy of the guardian instructions form must be filed before the guardian appointment is confirmed.

For the October 20, 2027 bench trial, the filing window runs from January 20, 2027 through February 8, 2027.

Court notifications concerning non-case-specific mass tort matters must be served only through the Master Docket.

Proof of service of summons must be provided by the trial date or the action may be dismissed under Trial Rule 41(B) or 41(E).

Each production generally must include Concordance data and Opticon image load files, with load file names containing the production-media volume name.

Pleadings, motions, and other papers may be printed or typewritten; typewritten documents must generally be double-spaced, with indented, single-spaced quotations, and script typeface is prohibited.

Unless made during the hearing, a continuance motion must be written, state opposing counsel's objection and prior continuance requests, and may be required to be signed by the requesting party.

A streamlined-pathway trial date is firm and will not be continued absent good cause.

The decedent’s social security number must be redacted from copies attached to or filed with the report.

For responsive non-privileged documents containing redactions, the parties must produce all unredacted content and corresponding text or OCR.

All pleadings, petitions, and motions must be filed electronically with the court-designated clerk during clerk or court office hours.

Each trial exhibit must be submitted through electronic filing as a separate filing.

A time-sensitive motion should be emailed to court staff with a high-importance or time-sensitive subject notation.

The personal representative must notify both the Court and the attorney of any address or telephone-number change.

The Marion County Small Claims Court judge may waive or apply the redocket fee.

When a reply introduces new evidence or evidentiary objections, the non-moving party may file an eight-page surreply limited to those matters within five days after service of the reply brief.

A discovery-dispute motion, including its accompanying memoranda and supporting materials, may not exceed 15 double-spaced pages.

At the summary-judgment hearing, counsel must provide three copies of an outline of the supporting or opposing brief, with two copies for the Court and one for opposing counsel.

Before filing a written discovery-dispute motion, parties must ask for a short virtual or telephonic conference with the judge if they cannot resolve the dispute after meeting and conferring.

In covered foreclosure actions, default-judgment and summary-judgment motions may not be filed until the settlement-conference request period expires or, if a conference is timely requested, the creditor files the notice required by section 10(e) or 10(f), except when the conference is not scheduled or is vacated under section 9(b).

Parties are encouraged to permit junior lawyers to argue motions and handle witnesses or trials and may request a hearing for that purpose in writing.