Local Rule - State of Indiana

LR64-SC12-1800VENUELocal Small Claims Venue. When Porter County is the proper venue for a small claimsaction under S.C. 12, said action shall be filed as follows:A. Small claims from Washington, Boone, Pleasant, Center, and MorganTownships shall be filed in Porter Superior Court #4, sitting inValparaiso, Indiana.B. Small claims from Jackson, Liberty, Pine, Portage, Porter, Union andWestchester Townships shall be filed in Porter Superior Court #3, sittingin Portage, Indiana. However, Porter Superior Court #6 shall receivesmall claims filings if proper venue would lie in Porter Superior Court #3and the last digit of the assigned cause number is 1,3,5,7,or 9. Whereproper venue for small claims cases would lie in either Porter SuperiorCourt #3 or Porter Superior Court #6, uncontested collection cases filedin volume by an individual plaintiff or an attorney representing severalplaintiffs may be filed in a group in the court that would be next availableby cause number. The Clerk shall at all times keep the next availablecause number confidential.Upon the implementation of I.C. 33-4-3-7 (effective 07/05), and in the event the filing ofcases pursuant to this Rule shall result in a disparity of small claimsfilings reflected by the Quarterly Case Status Report (QCSR), the judgesof the Superior Court County Division may jointly direct the Clerk of theCourt to assign case filings in the County Division, so as to eliminate thedisparity. Small Claims cases involving jurisdictional amounts between$3000 and $6000 may be transferred to a different venue within PorterCounty upon agreement of the courts involved.LR64-TR69-1900 PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTAL1900.10 General Procedure. Proceedings supplemental to execution shall begoverned by T.R. 69(E) and applicable statutes, and subject to the approval of the Courtwhich entered judgment.1900.20 Thirty Day Rule. A motion for proceedings supplemental may not be fileduntil thirty (30) calendar days have elapsed since the date of judgment except by orderof the Court for good cause shown.1900.30 Hearing. Unless a party specifically requests otherwise and sets thehearing accordingly, all hearing on proceedings supplemental will be set on theuncontested calendar.