| name | in-schedule-hearing |
| title | Reserve a Hearing Date — Indiana |
| description | This skill should be used when the user asks to "reserve a hearing date Indiana", "Marion JA email", "schedule a motion hearing Indiana", "request a hearing date Marion Superior", "Lake civil hearing schedule", "Indiana judicial assistant contact", "Hamilton County hearing setting", "Indiana motion setting", or any related hearing-scheduling request. Drafts the contact email or scheduling form to the courtroom's judicial assistant or bailiff to request a hearing date, consistent with the venue court's setting protocol. Marion Civil Division typically issues a Notice of Setting on its own initiative; other counties require the party to request and propose dates. Trigger phrases: "Indiana JA email", "Marion hearing setting", "Lake hearing date request", "Indiana courtroom secretary contact", "schedule Marion motion hearing". |
| author | codearranger |
| author_url | https://github.com/codearranger/claude-legal/tree/main/plugins/in-court-docs/skills/in-schedule-hearing |
| license | MIT |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | litigation |
| language | en |
Reserve a Hearing Date — Indiana
This skill drafts the request to the courtroom's judicial
assistant (JA) or bailiff to schedule a hearing on a pending
motion. In Indiana, hearing-setting practice varies by county:
- Marion Civil Division: Court typically sets non-evidentiary
motions for ruling on the briefs without oral argument; if
argument is requested, JA proposes dates.
- Lake Civil Division 5 (Hammond): JA sets routinely based
on the courtroom's standing calendar.
- Hamilton, Allen, Vanderburgh: party requests the setting
by contact email; JA coordinates.
- Most county Circuit Courts: party calls or emails chambers
to discuss available dates; setting order issued by court.
NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Generated content is a drafting aid;
always confirm hearing-setting protocol with the assigned
courtroom's JA before filing a Notice of Hearing.
Step 1 — Identify the assigned courtroom
The cause number identifies the assigned courtroom:
49D01-2503-PL-001234 → Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 1
Look up the courtroom on the court's website (Marion:
indy.gov/agency/marion-superior-court; Lake:
lakecountyin.gov/superior-court). The page lists:
- Judge's name
- Judicial assistant's name + email
- Courtroom number + location
- Chambers practice page (if any)
- Webex URL (if used)
Step 2 — Draft the scheduling contact
Marion Civil Division — JA email template
To: [JA email — typically firstname.lastname@indy.gov]
From: [Pro se filer email]
Subject: [Cause No.] — Request for Hearing Setting on [Motion]
Dear [Judicial Assistant Name],
I am [Party Name], the [Defendant / Plaintiff], appearing pro
se in [Cause No.]. I write to request a hearing setting on
[Defendant's / Plaintiff's] Motion to [RELIEF], filed [date]
via Odyssey.
The motion is fully briefed (response filed [date]; reply
filed [date]). I respectfully request oral argument under
Trial Rule 73(C) because [reason — e.g., "the motion involves
factual disputes about service of process under Trial Rule
4.1"].
Estimated hearing duration: [X minutes].
Available dates for me:
- [Date 1]
- [Date 2]
- [Date 3]
Please advise whether [Court / Hon. JUDGE NAME] will set this
matter for hearing, and if so, on which date.
Thank you,
[Party Name], Pro Se
[Address]
[Phone]
[Email]
Lake Civil Division 5 — JA email template
To: [Lake JA email — typically last.first@lakecountyin.gov]
Subject: [Cause No.] — Hearing Request
Dear [Judicial Assistant Name],
I am [Party Name], pro se [Defendant / Plaintiff] in [Cause
No.]. I am writing to request a hearing setting on the
following motion:
Motion to [RELIEF], filed via Odyssey on [date]
The motion has been fully briefed. I am available on the
following dates:
- [Date 1]
- [Date 2]
- [Date 3]
Please confirm the hearing setting at the Court's earliest
convenience.
Sincerely,
[Party Name], Pro Se
[Contact info]
