Opinion
No. 94S00-0801-MS-15.
January 9, 2008.
Under the authority vested in this Court to provide by rule for the procedure employed in all courts of this state and this Court's inherent authority to supervise the administration of all courts of this state, Rule 8 of the Indiana Administrative Rules is amended to read as follows (deletions shown by striking and new text shown byunderlining):
INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
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Rule 8. Uniform Case Numbering System
(A) Application. All trial courts in the State of Indiana shall use the uniform case numbering system as set forth under this rule.
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The third character in the first group shall represent the court of filing employing the following code:
C Circuit Court
D Superior Court
E County Court
F Superior Municipal Division
G Superior Court/ Criminal Division
H City Court
I Town Court
J Probate Court
K Township Small Claims Court
The last two characters of the first group shall distinguish between courts in counties having more than one court of a specific type. The following code sets forth the county and court identifier for all courts:
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49G23 Marion Superior Court
49H01 Beech Grove City Court
49K01 Marion County Small Claims Court, Center Division
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53C08 Monroe Circuit Court 8
53C09 Monroe Circuit Court 9
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This amendment shall take effect immediately.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this Order to the clerk of each circuit court in the state of Indiana; Attorney General of Indiana; Legislative Services Agency and its Office of Code Revision; Administrator, Indiana Supreme Court; Administrator, Indiana Court of Appeals; Administrator, Indiana Tax Court; Public Defender of Indiana; Prosecuting Attorney's Council; Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission; Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education; Indiana Board of Law Examiners; Indiana Judicial Center; Division of State Court Administration; Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program; the libraries of all law schools in this state; the Michie Company; and the West Group.
The West Group is directed to publish this Order in the advance sheets of this Court.
The Clerks of the Circuit Courts are directed to bring this Order to the attention of all judges within their respective counties and to post this Order for examination by the Bar and general public.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 9th day of January, 2008.