State Court Motion in Limine - Indiana
MOTION IN LIMINE
In the [________________________________] Court of [________________________________] County, Indiana
Case No.: [________________________________]
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [PLAINTIFF], | Plaintiff |
| v. | |
| [DEFENDANT], | Defendant |
[Moving party] moves for an order requiring [opposing party] to seek a ruling outside the jury's presence before referring to, offering, or eliciting the evidence identified below. The requested order is limited to the specific items and grounds stated in this motion.
Evidence and grounds
Item 1: [Describe the testimony, exhibit, or proposed argument precisely: ________________________________]
Purpose for which it may be offered: [________________________________]
Why it should be excluded or reviewed before the jury hears it: [Explain the specific factual connection to the selected rule: ________________________________]
☐ Rule 401 and Rule 402: the item does not tend to make a fact of consequence more or less probable and is therefore irrelevant.
☐ Rule 403: its probative value is substantially outweighed by [unfair prejudice / confusion of issues / risk of misleading the jury / undue delay / needless cumulative presentation].
Item 2, if any: [Describe precisely: ________________________________]
Purpose for which it may be offered: [________________________________]
Why it should be excluded or reviewed before the jury hears it: [________________________________]
☐ Rule 401 and Rule 402: the item is irrelevant for the specific reason stated above.
☐ Rule 403: its probative value is substantially outweighed by [identify applicable danger: ________________________________].
Argument
Rule 401 treats evidence as relevant when it tends to change the probability of a fact of consequence. Rule 402 makes irrelevant evidence inadmissible. Rule 403 permits exclusion of relevant evidence when one of its listed dangers substantially outweighs probative value.
For Item 1, [apply the selected standard to the case facts, including any likely probative use and the identified danger: ________________________________].
For Item 2, if used, [apply the selected standard separately: ________________________________].
Requested order
[Moving party] requests that the Court direct counsel to seek a ruling outside the jury's presence before any party or witness refers to the identified item or offers it in evidence. [Moving party] also requests that counsel inform witnesses of this direction before they testify. If the Court can decide admissibility now, [moving party] requests exclusion of [identify item] under Rule [401/402/403] for the reasons stated above.
Date: [__/__/____]
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name: [________________________________]
Indiana attorney number: [________________________________]
Firm: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Phone: [________________________________]
Email: [________________________________]
Counsel for [________________________________]
Certificate of service
I certify that on [__/__/____], I served this motion on the following persons by the methods shown:
| Person served | Address or email | Method |
|---|---|---|
| [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name: [________________________________]
SEPARATE PROPOSED ORDER
In the [________________________________] Court of [________________________________] County, Indiana
Case No.: [________________________________]
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [PLAINTIFF], | Plaintiff |
| v. | |
| [DEFENDANT], | Defendant |
ORDER ON MOTION IN LIMINE
The Court orders:
☐ Before any party or witness refers to [identify item] in the jury's presence or offers it in evidence, counsel must seek a ruling outside the jury's presence.
☐ [Identify item] is excluded under Indiana Evidence Rule [____].
☐ The motion is denied as to [________________________________].
☐ Other: [________________________________].
Date: [__/__/____]
Judge: [________________________________]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 18, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 18, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Ind. R. Evid. 401
- Ind. R. Evid. 402
- Ind. R. Evid. 403
- Ind. Trial Rule 7(B)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 18, 2026.
Ind. Trial Rule 7(B) (checked October 11, 2026): "Unless made during a hearing or trial, or otherwise ordered by the court, an application to the court for an order must be made by written motion. The motion must state the grounds therefor and the relief or order sought and be accompanied by a separate proposed order."
Ind. R. Evid. 401 (checked October 18, 2026): "Evidence is relevant if: (a) it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and (b) the fact is of consequence in determining the action."
Ind. R. Evid. 402 (checked October 18, 2026): "Irrelevant evidence is not admissible."
Ind. R. Evid. 403 (checked October 18, 2026): "The court may exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the following: unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, or needlessly presenting cumulative evidence."
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