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Court Closings and State Updates

Indiana

Indiana is now opening in phases. For more information click here for the Back On Track Plan.

NWI.COM article regarding the suspension of Lake County Jury Trials. For the full article, please Click here

NWI.COM published an article on “Answers to Questions About Indiana’s Stay-at-Home Order which contains a lot of helpful information. For the full article, please Click here

Click here for Coronavirus and the Courts article authored by Judge John M. Sedia and Judge Marissa McDermott. Please take a moment to read and hopefully, this will help answer some of your questions during these challenging times.

Court schedule (Indiana Courts website)
Evansville Docket – District Message and Pre-Trial Order
Indiana Supreme Court Updates
- Administering of Oaths
- Adjustments to Court Operations
- Supreme Court Order 20S-CB-123
- Emergency Order Permitting Expanded Remote Proceedings
- Order Amending Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Order Amending Jury Rules
Northern District of Indiana
Allen County
Hobart City Court
Lake County Health Dept. Covid-19 Order
Lake County and Tippecanoe County Schedule Update
Lake County Government Buildings Update
Lake County and Tippecanoe County Hearing Notice
- Lake County and Tippecanoe County Worker’s Compensation Hearing Schedule
Lake Circuit Court
Lake County Criminal Division
- Operating Schedule
Lake Superior, County Division, Room 2
Lake Superior, Civil Division, Room 3
- Domestic Relations Court Miscellaneous Order
- Remote Hearing Notice from Lake Superior, Room 3
- Letter from the Lake Superior Court, Room 3
- Updated Notice from Lake Superior Court, Room 3
Lake Superior, Civil Division, Room 4 Memo
Lake Station City Court
Merrillville Town Court
Saint Joseph County update
Schererville Town Court Opening June 1 (Mask Required)
Porter Superior Court #2 COVID-19 Update
Spencer County Circuit Court
- Below are links to the Orders and Directives related to the Federal Courthouse and proceedings:
  - General Order 2020–05: IN RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS
  - Notice: US Trustee Notice Regarding 341 Meeting Continuances during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Michigan

Court closures and updates (Michigan Courts website)
Michigan Supreme Court
- Order Expanding Authority for Judicial Officers to Conduct Proceedings Remotely
Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan – Wayne County
- Jury Service Suspended until Mid-August (4/20)
- Wayne County Circuit Court New State of Emergency
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Michigan – Oakland County
16th Judicial Circuit of Michigan – Macomb County: Case evaluations will NOT BE CONDUCTED, VIA TELEPHONE OR OTHERWISE.
19th District Court of Michigan– Dearborn
- Joint Final Pretrial Status Report
20th District Court of Michigan – Ottawa County
31st District Court of Michigan
47th District Court of Michigan – Farmington/Farmington Hills
Michigan Workers’ Compensation Hearings Update:
- Hearing Schedule
- Claim Forms Submissions-Clarification: This change applies to claims forms only: Forms WC-100, WC-701, and WC-107. During the COVID-19 crisis, the Claims Department at the Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency will accept claim forms submission via mail, fax and email at the following: Fax Number: 517-284-8920 and Email: hazeld2@michigan.gov or fedewaj5@michigan.gov.
- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
  Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency
  P.O. Box 30016
  Lansing, MI 48909
- Forms must be filled out with all required information and a copy provided to the injured worker.