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If you want to file a motion, the process is generally something like this: You write your motion. You file your motion with the court clerk. The court clerk inserts the date and time your motion will be heard by the judge. You “serve” (mail) your motion to the other side.

The deadline to file a Motion for Reconsideration will be a certain period of time after the judge has issued the order that you would like to have reconsidered or after you are served with the order, often between 14 and 30 days. You may want to speak with a lawyer in your state about the time line to file a motion.

Residents can also electronically file for a divorce.

All Motions and Petitions should be submitted on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper and either typed or legibly printed. You must provide the Court with the original plus one (1) additional copy for each party of the case (a minimum of four (3) copies of each document).

Depending on the particular type of case or procedure, Indiana's statutes of limitations range from two to 20 years. The point at which the proverbial clock starts ticking is typically either the date of the incident or discovery of the harm.

Civil Plenary cases are usually those based on contracts including buyer and seller disputes involving goods and services, employment contracts, rental/lease agreements, and real estate matters including eminent domain, condemnation, and title disputes.

Example case number: 99-X-1234 A four digit sequence number that will be reset to 0001 for the first case of the year.

An example of a Complete Number is: -BK-12345-SK, which indicates that the case was filed in the Los Angeles Division in 2011, is a bankruptcy case (not an adversary proceeding), is number 12345 in that year's sequence, and is assigned to the Honorable Sandra R. Klein.

Each court generally has its own system for assigning docket numbers, which may include some or all of the following: The year the case was filed, in two or four digit format. The court the case was filed in, represented by a letter or number. The type of case (e.g. civil, criminal, bankruptcy).