Civil Cover Sheet — Indiana Appearance and Case Type Designation
CIVIL COVER SHEET — INDIANA APPEARANCE AND CASE TYPE DESIGNATION
IN THE [________________________________] COURT OF [________________________________] COUNTY, INDIANA
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [________________________________] | Plaintiff / Petitioner |
| v. | |
| [________________________________] | Defendant / Respondent |
Cause No.: [________________________________]
Appearance
- I appear for [PARTY NAME] in this civil action as:
☐ Attorney for [PARTY NAME]
☐ Self-represented party
- Party filing this Appearance:
- Full name: [________________________________]
- Mailing address: [________________________________]
- Telephone: [________________________________]
- Fax, if any: [________________________________]
- Email: [________________________________]
- Attorney information, if represented:
- Attorney name and firm: [________________________________]
- Indiana attorney number: [________________________________]
- Mailing address: [________________________________]
- Telephone: [________________________________]
- Fax, if any: [________________________________]
- Email: [________________________________]
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Case type under Indiana Administrative Rule 8(B)(3): [________] — [CASE TYPE DESCRIPTION].
-
Related cases, if any:
| Cause number | Court | Caption |
|---|---|---|
| [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
- If Trial Rule 86(B) does not control service on the appearing party, that party:
☐ Will accept service by email or fax from other parties at the contact information above.
☐ Will not accept service by email or fax from other parties.
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Additional information required by an applicable state or local rule: [________________________________].
-
A confidential appearance or separate confidential filing is submitted, if required by the Rules on Access to Court Records: ☐ Yes ☐ No.
I certify that the information supplied in this Appearance is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I will promptly advise the clerk of changes to the information supplied.
Dated: [__/__/____]
Signature: ___________________________________
Printed name: [________________________________]
Attorney number, if applicable: [________________________________]
Sources and references
- Indiana Trial Rule 3.1 governs filing an Appearance and the information it must contain.
- Indiana Administrative Rule 8 provides the case type codes and case numbering system.
- Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 5 governs records excluded from public access and protected identifiers.
- Indiana Judicial Branch forms includes official civil Appearance formats.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 19, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Indiana Trial Rule 3.1(A)-(F) (Appearance)
- Indiana Administrative Rule 8(A)-(B) (Uniform Case Numbering and Case Type)
- Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 5(B)-(C) (Confidential Records and Identifiers)
These are the filings that drive a lawsuit through the system: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and post-judgment papers. Each has its own format requirements under federal and state procedural rules, and each has a deadline that cannot be missed without consequences. Clean, procedurally correct filings move a case forward; sloppy ones invite motions to strike, amended responses, and avoidable delays.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 19, 2026.
Indiana Administrative Rule 8(B)(3) (checked October 12, 2026): "PL— Civil Plenary (Civil Plenary cases filed after 1/1/2002—All Civil cases except those otherwise specifically designated)"
Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 5(B) (checked October 12, 2026): "The following shall be excluded from Public Access by filing the document on green paper (if paper filing) or by filing the document as a confidential document (if e-filing), along with an ACR Form identifying the specific Rule 5 ground(s) upon which exclusion is based:"
Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 5(C)(1) (checked October 12, 2026): "Unless necessary to the disposition of the case, the following information shall be redacted, and no notice of exclusion from Public Access is required: (a) Complete Social Security Numbers of living persons; (b) Complete account numbers, personal identification numbers, and passwords."
Indiana Trial Rule 76(C) (checked October 12, 2026): "All motions under this rule must be filed not later than ten days after the issues are first closed on the merits, except for the following:"
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