This rule governs mediation. Parties may agree to the use of any other method of alternative dispute resolution. However, use of arbitration is governed by 28 U.S.C. §§654-657.
This rule applies to all contested matters and adversary proceedings.
The Clerk shall mail or deliver by electronic means to the contesting parties a copy of a judgment or order showing the date the judgment or order was entered. The certificate of notice docketed by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center or other agent qualifies as the notice required by Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9022.
These rules shall be known as the local rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana, and may be cited as “S.D.Ind. B-___.”
These rules shall govern all bankruptcy cases and proceedings pending or commenced in the Southern District of Indiana.
An item offered into evidence in a case other than by electronic submission shall be placed in the Clerk’s custody. These items may not be claimed from the Clerk until the case is disposed of as to all issues, including appeals, unless the Court orders otherwise.
The party that offered the items into evidence may claim them from the Clerk:
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
LOCAL RULES
Effective June 1, 2010
As Amended Through December 1, 2022
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Chief Judge Jeffrey J. Graham |
Judge James M. Carr |
The attorney for the Debtor, or a personal representative empowered to make decisions on behalf of the Debtor's estate, shall file a verified statement of the Debtor’s death as soon as possible after verifying that the Debtor is deceased.
(1) No case shall be deemed dismissed except upon entry of an order of dismissal notwithstanding 11 U.S.C. §521(i).
Discovery materials shall not be filed with the Court except as follows:
A party seeking relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) or 37, or by way of a pretrial motion that could result in a final order on an issue, shall file with the motion those parts of the discovery materials relevant to the motion.
When a party anticipates using discovery materials at trial, the party shall file the relevant portions at the start of the trial.
A party serving discovery under Fed.R.Civ.P. 33, 34, or 36 shall number each interrogatory or request sequentially and supply the discovery to the responding party in an editable word processing format.
A party responding by answer or objection to discovery shall quote each interrogatory or request before each response and number each response to correspond with the interrogatory or request.
Official Procedure Last Change August 1, 2022