--- name: in-deadlines description: > This skill should be used when the user asks "when is my answer due Indiana", "Trial Rule 6 deadline", "T.R. 6(A) time computation", "Indiana 20-day answer", "Indiana 30-day discovery response", "Indiana statute of limitations", "Indiana SOL debt", "IC 34-11-2-9", "Indiana legal holidays", "Good Friday court holiday", "Indiana election day court closed", "compute Indiana deadline", "Indiana deadline calculator", "Indiana appeal deadline", "T.R. 59 30-day", or any related deadline question. Computes calendar-day and court-day deadlines using T.R. 6(A) time-computation rules and IC 1-1-9-1 state holidays. Bundled `case-calendar.py` script encodes named rules and produces precise deadline output. Trigger phrases: "Indiana T.R. 6", "Indiana time computation", "Indiana SOL", "IC 34-11-2-9", "Indiana judicial holidays", "Indiana answer due date", "Indiana 30-day RFP response", "Indiana 1-year T.R. 60(B) window". version: 0.1.0 --- # Indiana Case Deadlines This skill computes every deadline in Indiana civil practice using Trial Rule 6 time-computation rules and IC 1-1-9-1 state holidays. It is invoked anytime a deadline must be calculated — whether from a service date, a hearing date, a judgment entry date, or a statutory accrual. The bundled `scripts/case-calendar.py` is the computational counterpart; it encodes all named Indiana deadline rules and returns the exact next-business-day adjustment. Use it for every non-trivial deadline. > **NOT LEGAL ADVICE.** Generated content is a drafting aid; > deadlines in Indiana are jurisdictional in many contexts. > Verify every computed deadline against the rule text and the > venue court's local rules before relying on it. ## Trial Rule 6 — Time Computation T.R. 6(A) sets the standard time-computation rules: > "In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these > rules, by order of the court, or by any applicable statute, the > day of the act, event, or default from which the designated > period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last > day of the period so computed is to be included unless it is: > (1) a Saturday, (2) a Sunday, (3) a legal holiday as defined by > state statute, or (4) a day the office in which the act is to > be done is closed during regular business hours. ..." Key rules: 1. **Exclude Day 0** (the triggering event) 2. **Include the last day** UNLESS it is a weekend or IC 1-1-9-1 legal holiday — in which case extend to the next non-holiday weekday 3. For periods of **less than 7 days**, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are EXCLUDED from the count (T.R. 6(A)) 4. For periods of **7 days or more**, intermediate Saturdays / Sundays / holidays are INCLUDED in the count Examples: - **20-day answer due** (T.R. 6(C)): Served on Monday March 3, 2025. Day 1 = Tuesday March 4. Day 20 = Sunday March 23. Last day Saturday/Sunday → extend to Monday March 24, 2025. - **5-day notice of deposition** (T.R. 30(B)(1)): less than 7 days, so intermediate weekends are excluded. Notice served Wednesday April 2, 2025 → 5 court days = following Wednesday April 9 (skipping Saturday April 5 and Sunday April 6). ## Service-by-mail — no extension under Indiana practice Important Indiana quirk: **T.R. 6(E) was abolished in 2009**. Indiana no longer adds 3 days for service by mail; the deadline runs from the date of service regardless of method. This differs from federal practice (FRCP 6(d) still adds 3 days for mail service) and from Oregon (ORCP 10 C adds 3 days for mail). Practical impact: when a Summons is served by certified mail, the 20-day answer clock starts on the date the green card is signed by the defendant. The plaintiff cannot rely on extra mail days. ## Indiana legal holidays — IC 1-1-9-1 The statewide legal holidays (the days a court office is "closed during regular business hours" under T.R. 6(A)): | Holiday | Date | Notes | |---------|------|-------| | New Year's Day | January 1 | Saturday → Friday; Sunday → Monday | | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 3rd Monday of January | | | Lincoln's Birthday | February 12 | Observed but courts open | | Washington's Birthday / Presidents' Day | 3rd Monday of February | | | **Good Friday** | Friday before Easter | **Indiana-specific**; most states don't observe | | **Primary Election Day** | 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in May, even years | **Indiana-specific**; courts closed in even-year primary years | | Memorial Day | Last Monday of May | | | Independence Day | July 4 | Saturday → Friday; Sunday → Monday | | Labor Day | 1st Monday of September | | | Columbus Day | 2nd Monday of October | Most state courts closed | | **General Election Day** | 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November, even years | **Indiana-specific**; courts closed in even-year general election years | | Veterans Day | November 11 | Saturday → Friday; Sunday → Monday | | Thanksgiving | 4th Thursday of November | | | Day after Thanksgiving | Friday after Thanksgiving | By Governor's proclamation most years; verify | | Christmas Day | December 25 | Saturday → Friday; Sunday → Monday | The bundled `scripts/case-calendar.py` encodes these holidays including the even-year election quirks. ## Named deadline rules Use these via `case-calendar.py --rule `: ### Initial response - `answer-due` — 20 days (T.R. 6(C)) - `answer-due-extension` — 20 + 30 days by stipulation (T.R. 6(B)) ### Discovery - `rfp-response` — 30 days from service (T.R. 34(B)) - `interrogatory-response` — 30 days from service (T.R. 33(C)) - `rfa-response` — 30 days from service (T.R. 36(A)); failure deems admitted - `deposition-notice` — 10 days minimum (T.R. 30(B)(1)) ### Motion practice - `summary-judgment-response` — 30 days (T.R. 56(C)) - `summary-judgment-reply` — Indiana T.R. 56(C) gives the movant reasonable time; Marion CPC suggests 10-15 days - `motion-response-typical` — 15 days (Marion CPC default) ### Post-judgment - `motion-to-correct-error` — 30 days from final judgment (T.R. 59(C)) — **jurisdictional** - `tr-59-deemed-denied` — 45 days from filing (T.R. 59(B)) — if no ruling, motion is deemed denied - `tr-60-b-1-3` — 1 year from judgment for grounds (1)-(3) - `notice-of-appeal-no-tr59` — 30 days from final judgment - `notice-of-appeal-with-tr59` — 30 days from ruling on T.R. 59 - `judgment-life` — 20 years from entry (IC 34-55-1-2) ### Garnishment / supplemental - `garnishee-answer` — 20 days from Garnishee Summons service ### Statutes of limitation (defenses) - `sol-written-contract-property` — 10 years (IC 34-11-2-9) - `sol-written-contract-money` — 6 years (IC 34-11-2-11) - `sol-open-account` — 6 years (IC 34-11-2-7) - `sol-promissory-note` — 6 years (IC 34-11-2-13) - `sol-personal-injury` — 2 years (IC 34-11-2-4) - `sol-fraud-discovery` — 6 years from discovery (IC 34-11-2-7) - `sol-fdcpa` — 1 year from violation (15 U.S.C. § 1692k(d)) - `sol-fcra` — 2 years from discovery or 5-year repose (15 U.S.C. § 1681p) - `sol-tila` — 1 year (15 U.S.C. § 1640(e)) - `sol-dcsa-discovery` — 2 years from discovery (IC 24-5-0.5-5) ### FDCPA / Reg F - `fdcpa-validation-period` — 30 days for consumer dispute (15 U.S.C. § 1692g; 12 C.F.R. § 1006.34) ## Common deadline computations | Triggering event | Period | Authority | Result | |------------------|--------|-----------|--------| | Served personally | 20 days | T.R. 6(C) | Answer due | | Served by certified mail (green card date) | 20 days | T.R. 6(C); 4.1 | Answer due | | RFP served | 30 days | T.R. 34(B) | RFP response | | RFA served | 30 days | T.R. 36(A) | RFA response; failure = admitted | | Interrogatories served | 30 days | T.R. 33(C) | Interrogatory response | | Final judgment entered | 30 days | T.R. 59(C); Ind. App. R. 9(A) | T.R. 59 motion OR Notice of Appeal | | T.R. 59 motion filed | 45 days | T.R. 59(B) | Deemed denied if no ruling | | T.R. 59 motion denied | 30 days | Ind. App. R. 9(A) | Notice of Appeal | | Judgment entered | 1 year | T.R. 60(B)(1)-(3) | T.R. 60(B) motion outer deadline | | Judgment entered | 20 years | IC 34-55-1-2 | Judgment expires | | Last written-contract activity (property) | 10 years | IC 34-11-2-9 | SOL bars action | | Last open-account activity | 6 years | IC 34-11-2-7 | SOL bars action | ## Using the case-calendar.py script ```bash # Answer due — 20 calendar days from service 2025-03-15 python3 plugins/in-court-docs/scripts/case-calendar.py \ --from 2025-03-15 --rule answer-due # RFP response from a March 1 service date python3 plugins/in-court-docs/scripts/case-calendar.py \ --from 2025-03-01 --rule rfp-response # 6-year SOL from last payment on a credit card account python3 plugins/in-court-docs/scripts/case-calendar.py \ --from 2019-11-15 --rule sol-open-account # Custom — 14 calendar days, manual override python3 plugins/in-court-docs/scripts/case-calendar.py \ --from 2025-04-15 --days 14 --mode calendar # List all named rules python3 plugins/in-court-docs/scripts/case-calendar.py --rules ``` The script handles end-of-period rollover to the next non-holiday business day, even-year election holidays, and Good Friday. ## Composition - `in-statewide-format` for the document-level format requirements - `in-law-references` for the rule and statute authority - `in-marion` / `in-lake` / `in-county-courts` for local-rule deadline variations (some county CMS orders impose tighter intermediate deadlines) - `in-pro-se` for self-represented deadline management - `in-first-30-days` for the 20-day answer window - `in-post-judgment` for T.R. 59 and T.R. 60(B) windows - `in-discovery` for the 30-day discovery response window ## References - `references/tr6-time-computation.md` — full T.R. 6(A) text with worked examples - `references/legal-holidays.md` — IC 1-1-9-1 holidays with observed-day rules - `references/named-rules.md` — full catalog of named deadline rules **NOT LEGAL ADVICE.** Generated content is a drafting aid; verify against current rules and case law before filing.