Opinion
Case No. 94S00-0501-MS-00019.
September 9, 2005.
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 bystriking and new text shown by underlining):
Rule 8. Uniform Case Numbering System.
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(B) Numbering System.
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(1) Court Identifier. The first group of five characters shall constitute the county and court identifier. The first and second character in this group shall represent the county of filing employing the following code:
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71D08 St. Joseph Superior Court
71I01 St. Joseph/Walkerton Town Court
71I02 St. Joseph/Lakeville Town Court
71J01 St. Joseph Probate Court
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; the Indiana State Public Defender; 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 Executive Director of the Indiana State Bar Association; th+ Executive Director of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council; 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, including city, town and small claims court judges, within their respective counties and to post this order for examination by the Bar and the general public.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana.