Allen County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Rules

A fax filing must include a cover page identifying the court, case, assigned judge, document, transmission date and fax number, total pages, and the filer’s contact and registration information.

Payment requests submitted more than 30 days after final court disposition will not be honored unless the court approves the late request.

A party may file written exceptions to an arbitration panel's Report and Award within 30 days after the report is filed.

A Motion for Service by Posting must be filed with an affidavit from a party or the party’s counsel.

Criminal indictments and bills of information must be filed in paper form with the clerk until further notice.

Pleadings and other documents must be signed by an attorney or pro se party, pleadings must be signed in blue ink, and electronic signatures may be accepted for facsimile filings, e-filings, or at the clerk's discretion.

The confidential family file includes specified health, assessment, custody, parenting, financial, and other documents designated by the Court as not subject to public disclosure.

Only the judge scheduled to preside at the pretrial conference may grant a continuance.

Counsel must participate in discovery conferences, exchange discoverable information and documents on informal request, and make every effort to resolve discovery disputes before filing motions.

Documents filed by fax after an indictment may not exceed 20 pages, including the caption page through the proof of service and attachments, while the required cover page is excluded; longer documents require prior Court approval.

A party relying on a deposition in a dispositive motion, hearing, or trial must provide the assigned judge a bound paper copy.

Parties may call the assigned judge’s office to identify the correct staff member for submitting a proposed order, decision, or judgment entry.