Scope of the Rules
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
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(a) Title and Citation. The local rules of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana may be cited as "S.D. Ind. L.R." (b) Effective Date and Scope of Rules. These rules, as amended from time to time, take effect February 1, 1992.
They govern all civil cases on or after that date. They also govern all criminal cases except where they are inconsistent with the local criminal rules. However, in cases pending when an amendment takes effect, the court may apply the former local rule if it finds that applying the amendment would not be feasible or would be unjust. (c) Modification or Suspension of Rules.
The court may, on its own motion or at the request of a party, suspend or modify any rule in a particular case in the interest of justice. 5