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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has approved amendments to local e-filing and discipline rules after considering public feedback received on proposed changes.
After announcing the proposed amendments in October, the court has approved changes to electronic filing rules in Local Rule 5-2 and Local Criminal Rule 49-1, which will now note that that “Electronic filing of documents is generally required… .” Further, those rules provide procedures for filing documents that are exempt from e-filing, with the amendment to Rule 5-2 removing “transcripts in cases filed by claimants under the Social Security Act (and related statutes)” from the e-filing exemption list.
Other amendments to Local Rules 5-3, 5-7, 6-1, 37-1, 81-2, 83-5 address additional e-filing/electronic service issues, electronic signatures, motions for extensions of time, discovery disputes, state court records/motions and bar admission rules. Among those changes is the amendment to Local Rule 37-1, which will now require counsel to work with a magistrate judge to resolve discovery disputes prior to filing formal discovery motions.
The court has also adopted new language for the Local Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement after announcing possible amendments to the disciplinary rules last month.
The amendments will take effect Dec. 1.
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