Monday the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals began a pilot project to electronically file court documents, according to the court’s website.
The pilot was announced by the Indiana Supreme Court on Friday and will include participation from the Marion County Public Defender, the State Public Defender and the Attorney General.
This is a result of a 2014 Indiana Supreme Court decision that state courts would move away from paper filing, according to the court’s website.
The project began in July in Hamilton County. Since then, 132 state and local government users and 549 other registered users have filed 2,212 electronic cases, according to the court’s website.
The system will expand to other counties soon.
During the trial period, the attorney general’s office will electronically file court documents of the Marion County Public Defender and the State Public Defender.
This could include criminal appeals, forfeitures, the sex offender registry and child services appeals, according to a press release from the Attorney General’s office.
Attorney General Greg Zoeller expressed appreciation for Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Steven David and Judge Paul Mathias of the Indiana Court of Appeals for developing the e-filing initiate, in the release.
“Innovation is essential in a court system that handles millions of pages of documents,” Zoeller said in the release. “We are very pleased that Indiana is moving to electronic filing so that the public practicing attorneys, judges and the legal community can reap the benefits and cost savings of transitioning away from paper filing. My office was honored to consult with the Indiana Supreme Court in drafting the amended rules and piloting the appellate project.”
Suzanne Grossman
