[Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of four articles from the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference. The author thanks and acknowledges the contributions of those who attended the session at the September, 2010, Judicial Conference in Indianapolis and contributed to the “Best Practices” suggestions related here.] Dealing with self-represented litigants presents many cha … [Read more...] about Best Practices in Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants
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Slamming the Door on One Size Fits All
A new approach to sentencing, community supervision, and public safety in Indiana In 2010, Indiana became the 19th state to receive technical assistance from the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project. The Pew Center provided the technical assistance in partnership with the Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) to use a justice reinvestment approach in Indiana to reduce spending on c … [Read more...] about Slamming the Door on One Size Fits All
Best Practices with “Rambo” Attorneys
Promoting Civility and Professionalism in the Courtroom [Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of four articles from the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference. The author thanks and acknowledges the contributions of those who attended the session at the September 2010 Judicial Conference in Indianapolis and contributed to the “Best Practices” suggestions related here.] What sho … [Read more...] about Best Practices with “Rambo” Attorneys
Local Court Rules: Mission Accomplished?
A Look Back In his 2005 State of the Judiciary speech, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard reported: “For most of Indiana history, we communicated largely by tacking rules up on courthouse bulletin boards. But beginning this year rules adopted for the operation of local courts will be posted on the Internet and follow a uniform format so that citizens and lawyers who travel outside their home counties can have a f … [Read more...] about Local Court Rules: Mission Accomplished?
New Rule Amendment Requirements
Affidavit of Debt in Every Case Based on Account and Waiver of Excess Claims in Certain Instances Effective January 1, 2011, the Indiana Supreme Court amended Trial Rule 9.2 and Small Claims Rule 2 to requiring parties to file an Affidavit of Debt if the case is based on an account. Under Trial Rule 9.2(A) and Small Claim Rule 2(B), a party must include an Affidavit of Debt when filing a pleading founded on an … [Read more...] about New Rule Amendment Requirements