State Court Stipulation and [Proposed] Order (General Civil) - Indiana
INDIANA CIVIL STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [PLAINTIFF NAME] | Plaintiff |
| v. | |
| [DEFENDANT NAME] | Defendant |
IN THE [CIRCUIT / SUPERIOR] COURT OF [COUNTY] COUNTY, INDIANA
Cause No.: [________________________________]
Stipulation of the Parties
The parties identified below, by their authorized counsel or directly if unrepresented, stipulate as follows:
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Subject and current status. This agreement concerns [DISCOVERY PROCEDURE / PRETRIAL ORDER / OTHER SPECIFIED SUBJECT]. The existing order or deadline, if any, is [COURT ORDER, RULE, AND DATE / NONE]. The relevant current dates are [LIST].
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Reason for agreement. The parties agree to the following terms because [CASE-SPECIFIC FACTS]. If the parties ask to modify an existing pretrial order, the facts showing that modification would prevent manifest injustice under Trial Rule 16(J) are [FACTS AND EFFECT OF EXISTING ORDER].
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Agreed terms. The parties agree that:
a. [SPECIFIC ACTION, ACTOR, DATE, AND METHOD].
b. [SPECIFIC ACTION, ACTOR, DATE, AND METHOD].
c. [ADDITIONAL TERM OR WRITE NONE].
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Discovery procedure. To the extent paragraph 3 changes deposition arrangements or other discovery procedures, the written stipulation is made under Trial Rule 29, unless the Court has ordered otherwise. The precise procedure changed is [IDENTIFY].
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Court-controlled matters. The parties request a court order for these changes to an existing pretrial order or other court-controlled schedule: [LIST CURRENT AND PROPOSED TERMS / NONE]. The parties do not treat their agreement alone as modifying such an order. If enlargement of a time prescribed by the trial rules is requested, the accompanying motion states cause before expiration or excusable neglect after expiration under Rule 6(C): [IDENTIFY MOTION OR WRITE NOT APPLICABLE].
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Remaining terms. Except as expressly changed by a signed court order, all other court-ordered terms remain in place. The parties reserve claims, defenses, objections, and privileges except to the extent expressly stated here: [EXCEPTIONS / NONE].
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Effective date. The Rule 29 discovery procedure stipulation, if any, is effective on [DATE] unless the Court has ordered otherwise. Terms requiring court approval take effect only when the Court enters the proposed order or another order.
The parties request that the Court enter the separate proposed order below to the extent approval is needed. A written application for an order must state its grounds and relief and have a separate proposed order under Trial Rule 7(B); any related motion is [TITLE AND FILING DATE / NOT APPLICABLE].
Plaintiff or counsel:
[PRINTED NAME, ATTORNEY NUMBER IF APPLICABLE]
[SIGNATURE] Date: [__/__/____]
Defendant or counsel:
[PRINTED NAME, ATTORNEY NUMBER IF APPLICABLE]
[SIGNATURE] Date: [__/__/____]
Other party or counsel, if any:
[PRINTED NAME, ATTORNEY NUMBER IF APPLICABLE]
[SIGNATURE] Date: [__/__/____]
Certificate of Service
I certify that on [__/__/____], I served this stipulation and any accompanying papers on [NAMES AND ADDRESSES] by [AUTHORIZED METHOD].
[SIGNATURE]
[NAME]
Separate Proposed Order on Stipulation
IN THE [CIRCUIT / SUPERIOR] COURT OF [COUNTY] COUNTY, INDIANA
Cause No.: [________________________________]
The Court has reviewed the parties' stipulation and any accompanying motion. The requested modifications [☐ would / ☐ would not] prevent manifest injustice under Trial Rule 16(J), if that rule governs the pretrial order identified by the parties. The Court [☐ APPROVES / ☐ DENIES / ☐ APPROVES IN PART] the requested order. The terms entered by the Court are [SPECIFIC TERMS, ACTORS, AND DATES]. All other orders remain in effect unless expressly modified here.
SO ORDERED on [__/__/____].
[JUDGE SIGNATURE]
Judge, [COURT]
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- October 18, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 18, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Ind. Trial Rule 29
- Ind. Trial Rule 16(J)
- Ind. Trial Rule 6(C)
- 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 6(C) (checked October 18, 2026): "Except for the automatic enlargement of time allowed in subdivision (B), when an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specific time by these rules, the court may upon motion: (1) if the request is made before the time has expired, order the time enlarged for cause shown; or (2) if the request is made after the time has expired, order the time enlarged where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect."
Ind. Trial Rule 16(J) (checked October 18, 2026): "such order when entered shall control the subsequent course of action, unless modified thereafter to prevent manifest injustice."
Ind. Trial Rule 29 (checked October 18, 2026): "Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties may by written stipulation: (1) provide that depositions may be taken before any person, at any time or place, upon any notice, and in any manner and when so taken may be used like other depositions, and (2) modify the procedures provided by these rules for other methods of discovery."
Ind. Trial Rule 7(B) (checked October 18, 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."
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