In re Admin. Rule 17 Emergency Relief for Ind. Trial Courts Relating to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Decision Date | 29 May 2020 |
Docket Number | Supreme Court Case No. 20S-CB-123 |
Citation | 145 N.E.3d 787 (Mem) |
Parties | In the MATTER OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 17 EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR INDIANA TRIAL COURTS RELATING TO THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). |
Court | Indiana Supreme Court |
As a result of the public health emergency relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), this Court on March 16, 2020 ordered trial courts statewide to implement appropriate continuity-of-operations plans for providing essential judicial services consistent with public health, and to submit those plans for this Court's approval. This Court also issued orders that, among other things, temporarily authorized remote administration of oaths for depositions and other legal testimony, modified procedures for witnessing wills, expanded use of remote proceedings where Constitutionally permissible, and limited attachment and garnishment of stimulus payments received under the CARES Act. Most recently, this Court directed trial courts to develop plans for transitioning towards expanded operations while continuing to protect public health, and to submit those plans for this Court's approval.
The Court finds that although Indiana trial courts are beginning to expand operations as public-health conditions permit, the courts will face a backlog of cases. Prioritizing those cases will require trial courts to have continued authority to toll some cases while advancing others for hearing or trial.
Being duly advised, the Court ORDERS as follows, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any previous order granting local or statewide relief under Indiana Administrative Rule 17:
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