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United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Fax Number — Clerk's Office and Electronic Filing

A courtesy copy or a service copy in a case at the Southern District of Indiana is the common fax; the filing itself is electronic. United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, handles federal civil and criminal cases in the Seventh Circuit. Here is when fax is the right tool between the parties, and how to confirm the clerk's line for the rest.

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Fax Number

Use the Southern District of Indiana's local rules and clerk's-office contact page to confirm the line before you send

Hours: Clerk's-office staff work Monday through Friday, so send correspondence on a weekday; the electronic docket stays open around the clock.

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What You Can Fax to United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

  • Service copies to a party who has agreed to fax
  • Correspondence and inquiries to the Clerk's Office
  • Settlement or scheduling correspondence between counsel
  • Discovery correspondence between the parties
  • A pro se document where the court permits fax (confirm first)
Tip: A faxed document is rarely a filing at the Southern District of Indiana; verify with the clerk's office that fax is the accepted channel for what you are sending. Label the fax with the case caption, the document title, and a number where staff can reach you. Confirm the current clerk's-office fax with the Southern District of Indiana directly, since numbers and accepted channels both change.

Service and correspondence around the Southern District of Indiana

The everyday faxing tied to the Southern District of Indiana tends to run between law offices and parties rather than to the clerk. The rules sometimes allow service by fax on a party who has agreed to accept it that way. Confirm the recipient accepts fax, and that service rules allow it, before you send.

CM/ECF, paper, and fax at the Southern District of Indiana

The Southern District of Indiana requires attorneys to file through CM/ECF, so fax is not the channel for a court filing. Fax is generally not accepted for filing a document with the court, so a filing goes on the electronic docket. That is why this page shows how to confirm the clerk's current fax rather than assuming the Southern District of Indiana takes one.

Online fax for a matter at the Southern District of Indiana

If the clerk's office or a party in a case at the Southern District of Indiana accepts fax, you can send straight from your computer. Send FAX Mail sends your document over an encrypted connection and returns a delivery confirmation. Getting a document out in a matter at the Southern District of Indiana takes a couple of minutes on the 7-day free trial; plans then start at $12.99/month.

Faxing to United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana — FAQ

Put the case caption and case number on the cover sheet and on every page. Note the destination — the clerk's office or a party — and a contact number on the cover sheet. Send multi-page documents as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order.

You can send to the Southern District of Indiana any time, though correspondence is worked during business hours. The clerk's office generally runs Monday through Friday during business hours. Note that electronic filing itself stays open around the clock, so a deadline is met by filing, not by faxing.

Yes — much of the faxing around a case at the Southern District of Indiana is between counsel and parties, not to the court. A process server, co-counsel, or client may prefer a fax to email. Confirm the recipient accepts fax and that the rules allow it, then send and keep the confirmation.

The right number is the one the court's own contact page publishes today. Use the court's local rules and clerk's-office page, which state how documents are submitted today. Confirming the line first is a two-minute step that prevents a misrouted document.

Attorneys file at the Southern District of Indiana through CM/ECF; a self-represented party often files on paper at the clerk's counter or by mail. Deadlines run on the docket, so a timely filing protects a date. Ask the clerk's office directly what it accepts by fax. Confirm the current fax with the clerk's office at the Southern District of Indiana before you send, and check it accepts the document. It is a small step that saves a follow-up call later.

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