Rule 11. Judgment
Effective July 1, 2015
(A) Entry and Notice of Judgment.
All judgments shall be reduced to writing signed by the court, dated, entered in the Record of Judgments and Orders, and noted in the small claims judgment docket and the Chronological Case Summary. The Marion County Small Claims Court shall forward its judgments to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Marion County for entry on the Marion County judgment docket. Judgment shall be subject to review as prescribed by relevant Indiana rules and statutes. Notwithstanding the provisions of T.R. 5(A), the court shall send notice of all small claims judgments and all judgments of the Marion County Small Claims Court, whether by default or not, to the attorneys of record, or if a party is appearing pro se, to the party of record.
(B) Costs.
The party recovering judgment shall also recover costs regardless of the amount.
(C) Method of Payment.
Modification. The court may order a judgment paid the prevailing party in any specified manner. If the judgment is not paid as ordered the court may modify its payment order as it deems necessary.
The judgment creditor may seek enforcement of his judgment by any other method provided by law.
(D) Satisfaction/Release of Judgment.
Upon payment in full of a judgment, including accrued interest and court costs, the judgment creditor shall file a satisfaction/release of judgment and the Clerk shall note the satisfaction/release of the judgment on the Chronological Case Summary and on the Judgment Docket.
Based upon a review of the Clerk's payment records, the Clerk may, or at the verified request of the judgment debtor, shall issue a Notice to the judgment creditor that a judgment, including accrued interest and court costs, has been paid in full and that the judgment should be satisfied/released. The Notice shall be sent to the judgment creditor and debtor at the address shown on the Chronological Case Summary. The Clerk shall note the issuance of the Notice on the Chronological Case Summary. If the judgment creditor does not agree that the judgment should be satisfied/released, the judgment creditor shall, within 30 days of the date of the issuance of the Notice, file a verified objection. If the judgment creditor does not file an objection or a satisfaction/release of judgment, the judgment shall be deemed satisfied/released and the Clerk shall note the satisfaction/release of the judgment on the Chronological Case Summary and on the Judgment Docket.
(E) Deleted, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
(F) Effect of Judgment.
A judgment shall be res judicata only as to the amount involved in the particular action and shall not be considered an adjudication of any fact at issue in any other action or court.