Robert E. Landt

Any documents that you would like reviewed by the Judge must be submitted properly by filing motions with the Clerk of Court. Do not email the Judge directly with correspondence. Pro Se litigants shall provide the Clerk of Court with a designated email address for receipt of pleadings. Ex parte communication is not permitted under any circumstances . The Code of Judicial Conduct precludes Judicial Assistants and other courtroom staff from speaking to parties about substantive matters in cases. All email correspondence must include all attorneys of record and pro se parties, if a Designation of Email Address has not been filed with the Clerk of Court that party shall be served copies by U.S. Mail. If all parties are not included, no action will be taken on the request. There will be no exceptions to this rule. The Judge and Judicial Assistant are unable to give legal advice. If you have legal questions, you are advised to seek the advice of legal counsel. SCHEDULING HEARINGS / REQUESTS Prior to scheduling a hearing on a filed motion, the motion must be filed with the Clerk of Court. An e-filed stamped copy of the motion must be provided to request a hearing. All requests for hearing dates with Judge Landt shall be sent via email to the Judicial Assistant at kbanks@circuit5.org . Hearing times are set on a first come, first served basis. The coordinating party must provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing to finalize the hearing selection. TO CANCEL A HEARING Only the party who set the hearing can cancel the hearing. You must email the judicial assistant at kbanks@circuit5.org to notify the Court of the cancellation and state the reason for cancellation. If a Notice of Hearing has been filed, you must prepare a Notice of Cancellation and file it with the Clerk’s office, with a copy sent to the judicial assistant and to all parties. IN PERSON vs ZOOM HEARINGS Small Claims Pretrial Conferences: All Small Claims Pretrial Conferences are IN PERSON in Courtroom 1 at the Marion County Courthouse (per Administrative Order M-2022-31-B ). All parties will be referred immediately to IN PERSON mediation at the courthouse on that date if the case is not resolved prior to or at the pretrial conference . Cases will be dismissed if counsel appears without settlement authority.