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The Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown Indianapolis. (IL file photo)
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will enact amendments to eight local rules next month.
The court has considered the recommendation of the Local Rules Advisory Committee that the revisions to Local Rules 5-11, 6-1, 37-1, 81-1 and 83-5 and Local Criminal Rules 12-2, 49-1 and 49.1-2 be adopted and accepted public comment on the proposed amendments. The amendments have now been officially adopted and will take effect July 1.
The amendments address the following topics:
- Filing under seal.
- Extensions of time.
- Discovery disputes.
- Notice of removal and response in diversity cases.
- Bar admission.
- Assignment of related cases.
- Filing of documents.
Details about the amendments are available online.
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