Modified Filing Procedures Address Security Concerns: In response to the recent disclosure of wide-spread cybersecurity breaches of government computer systems, effective January 11, 2021, certain Highly Sensitive Documents must be filed only in paper form. For details on these documents and related filing procedures, please see General Order / Administrative Procedure 2021-01. For the United States Courts' press release on the issue, click here.

Notice of Fee Increases: Effective December 1, 2020, certain fees will increase on the District Court Fee Schedule. Click the Notice linked here for more details: Notice Re: Fee Increases in District court Fee Schedule.

District Court Clerk's Office Intake Window Closures: Effective Monday, November 23, 2020, the District Court Clerk's Office intake windows in all divisions will be CLOSED until further notice. Staff in each division will be available by telephone; mail will be received; and new filings will be processed. Those wishing to make in-person filings will be directed to leave such materials at established drop off points.

COVID-19: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana's Response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). NOTE: Anyone entering a federal courthouse in the Southern District of Indiana will be asked health screening questions at the security station. If you develop COVID-19 within the 14 days after your visit to one of the Southern District of Indiana's courthouses, please call Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Doria Lynch at 317-229-3729 or email at doria_lynch@insd.uscourts.gov.

Attention Pro Se Filers: Filings are currently being accepted by drop box, email, or in-person. For more information, please click HERE.

Criminal Debt Payments: The Clerk's Office is no longer taking credit card payments over the phone or in person for any type of Criminal Debt payment. Additionally, due to certain risks involved, effective January 8, 2021, the Clerk's Office will no longer accept criminal debt payments through Pay.Gov. Please mail a check or money order made payable to Clerk of the Court, United States District Court, 46 East Ohio Street, Room 105, Indianapolis, IN 46204.