Local Rule - State of Indiana

LR64-FC00-6600CASE CONSOLIDATION AND TRANSFERThe supervising judge of the Porter Family Court may enter orders for the consolidationand transfer of cases assigned to Family Court when the judicial officers presiding over such casesdo not object. No case shall be transferred or consolidated until the judicial officers to whom suchcases have been assigned have been advised of the contemplated action. The consolidation andtransfer of Family Court cases shall be accomplished by the entry of an order signed by thesupervising judge.LR64-FC00-6700JUDICIAL NOTICEJudicial Notice: any court having jurisdiction over a case assigned to Family Court can takejudicial notice of any relevant orders or Chronological Case Summary (CCS) entry issued by anyIndiana Circuit, Superior, County, or Probate Court.Procedurally, if a court takes judicial notice of:(1) a court order, the court shall provide a copy of that order; or(2) a CCS or CCS entry(s), the court shall provide a copy of the entire CCS,the court shall provide copies of the order or CCS to the parties to the case at orbefore the time judicial notice is taken.LR64-FC00-6800ACCESS TO RECORDSAccess to Records: parties to a Family Court proceeding shall have access to all caseswithin the Family Court proceeding, with the exception of confidential cases or records to whichthey are not a party. Parties may seek access to confidential cases or records in another case withinthe Family Court proceeding in which they are not a party, by written petition based on relevancyand need. Confidential records shall retain their confidential status and the Family Court shalldirect that confidential records not be included in the public record of the proceedings.67