Rush County Court Docket Meaning
A Rush County docket is the date-by-date record of what has happened in a case. Indiana's court system and Rush local rules also use the term chronological case summary. The CCS is not just a calendar. It can include the filing date, case number, parties, court, judge, motions, notices, orders, hearings, continuances, judgments, dispositions, warrants, bonds, payments, credits, and other judicial events. MyCase shows public CCS information for many Rush Circuit Court and Rush Superior Court cases.
A docket differs from a full case record. The docket tells the sequence of activity. The full case record may include pleadings, exhibits, orders, affidavits, forms, scanned documents, and confidential filings that are not visible online. Some Rush County docket entries have document links, but missing links do not prove that a document is private. Older records and non-linked documents may be public yet still require a request to the Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts.
- CCS
- Chronological case summary, the sequential docket of judicial events.
- Cause number
- Indiana case number that identifies county, court, filing date, case type, and sequence.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a case, charge, motion, or docketed event.
- Transfer
- Movement of a case between Rush Circuit Court and Rush Superior Court by court order and acceptance.
The Indiana Judicial Branch Rush County courts page links local court contacts, MyCase, e-filing, Judicial District 18, and local rules.
That state page is the official hub for the local courts whose public docket entries appear in MyCase.
Find Rush County Court Dockets Online
Rush County court dockets are searched through MyCase. The same portal supports case, party, and attorney searches. A case-number search is usually the cleanest path when a cause number is known. A party search works for names or business names, while an attorney search can use attorney name or bar number. Citation and cross-reference searches may locate traffic, infraction, old case, or agency-linked matters when the exact number is known.
Official MyCase tips state that no search returns more than 1,000 results. For a common Rush County surname, narrow with court, case type, status, and filing-date range. Wildcards are starts-with searches using an asterisk. Sounds-like search can help with spelling, but it does not work with wildcard names. Captcha may appear after search, especially after repeated searches.
- Open MyCase and choose the search mode that matches the known fact: case number, party, attorney, citation, or cross reference.
- Limit the court or case type if the result list is broad, such as criminal, civil, traffic, small claims, domestic, or probate.
- Open the Rush Circuit Court or Rush Superior Court match and review the CCS entries in date order.
- Check whether the docket entry has a public document link, a hearing entry, a disposition, or a financial line.
- Contact the clerk when the docket is missing, older, sealed, not linked, or needed as an official court record.
| MyCase filter | Best use for Rush County dockets |
|---|---|
| Case number | Known cause number, including transferred cases where the court identifier changed. |
| Party name | Civil, criminal, family, probate, and small-claims docket searches by person or business. |
| Citation number | Traffic and infraction matters filed into the court system. |
| File date range | Narrowing a common name or locating new filings. |
| Status | Separating open matters from closed or disposed cases. |
Rush County Docket Assignment Rules
Rush County has two trial courts of record: Rush Circuit Court and Rush Superior Court. Indiana places Rush County in Judicial District 18 with Fayette, Franklin, Union, and Wayne counties. Both courts are in the Rush County Courthouse, and both hear criminal and civil matters originating in Rush County. The 2026 local rules explain how new cases are routed between the two courts, which helps explain why a case appears on one Rush County docket rather than the other.
| Case type or event | Rush County docket assignment |
|---|---|
| Infractions opened in odd-numbered months | Rush Superior Court. |
| Infractions opened in even-numbered months | Rush Circuit Court. |
| Criminal cases involving drugs or alcohol | Rush Superior Court when material elements or separate counts involve drugs or alcohol. |
| Other criminal cases | Rush Circuit Court unless another designation applies. |
| Other cases | Equal random assignment unless designated by rule or related to a pending case. |
| CHINS and TPR | CHINS to Circuit Court; termination of parental rights to Superior Court. |
| Small claims | Atlas Collections and school claims to Circuit Court; other small claims to Superior Court. |
A dismissed criminal case that the State refiles returns to the court from which dismissal was taken. Transfers between Circuit and Superior Court may occur by order and acceptance by the receiving court. Local rules state that only the court identifier in the case number changes after transfer, so the docket history should be read with that numbering rule in mind.
Rush County Docket Entry Fields
A Rush County docket entry may be brief, but it can carry important case meaning. Hearing entries can show date, time, court, judge, hearing type, and disposition notes. Filing entries can identify appearances, motions, pleadings, orders, notices, returns of service, continuances, judgments, and sentencing events. Financial entries may show costs, fines, fees, credits, payments, restitution, deferral or diversion fees, public-defender fees, and balances. Official balances should be confirmed with the clerk.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Entry date | The date the event was filed, ordered, noticed, or entered. |
| Event type | Motion, order, hearing, judgment, warrant, bond, payment, notice, or disposition. |
| Court and judge | Rush Circuit Court or Rush Superior Court, with the judge or special judge if shown. |
| Document link | A public link when available; no link may mean a clerk request is needed. |
| Financial line | Costs, fines, restitution, credits, payments, and balance data subject to clerk confirmation. |
| Confidential status | Redaction, sealed status, expungement, juvenile restriction, or protected-party exclusion where applicable. |
The Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records explain why some docket lines are public while other records are withheld.
The rules apply to Rush County docket records even when the search itself occurs through the statewide MyCase portal.
Restricted Rush County Docket Entries
Not every Rush County docket entry is public online. Access to Court Records Rule 5 excludes some case types and record details, including adoption, many juvenile matters, mental-health and medical information, personal identifiers, protected-party data, and sealed or expunged records. Protection-order cases cannot be found on MyCase because protected-person names and identifying information are excluded from online public access.
Expungement also affects docket visibility. MyCase may show a pending or denied expungement case, but granted relief can restrict the underlying case from public access. The record is not destroyed. It remains available to courts and criminal-justice agencies for official purposes under Indiana law.
Note: A missing public docket entry may reflect confidentiality, an older file, or a document available only from the clerk.
Access to Court Records Rule 5 is the key state rule for excluded Rush County docket material.
Rule 5 is especially important for juvenile, adoption, mental-health, protected-person, and personal-identifier limits.
Rush County Docket Court Contacts
Rush County docket questions often depend on which court is assigned. Both courts are on the third floor of the Rush County Courthouse, and both keep Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4 PM office hours in the research sources. The clerk in Room 209 is the records custodian, while the court offices handle court administration, courtroom scheduling context, and court-reporter matters.
Rush Circuit Court
Judge Brian D. Hill
101 East Second Street, 3rd Floor
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-2078
circuitadmin@rushcounty.in.gov
Rush Superior Court
Judge Leigh Morning
101 East Second Street, 3rd Floor
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-3520
rushsuperior@rushcounty.in.gov
Rush County Clerk
Jenny Sammons
101 East Second Street, Room 209
Rushville, IN 46173
765-932-2086
clerk@rushcounty.in.gov
Indiana Trial Rule 86 governs electronic filing and service. Rush local rules allow self-represented filers to use state e-filing, in person filing, mail, or fax when the fax limits fit. Emailed filings are not accepted by the clerk, Circuit Court, or Superior Court.
Indiana Trial Rule 86 controls the electronic filing channel that can create new Rush County docket entries.
The e-filing rule is part of the path from a filed document to a docket entry in the CCS.
Indiana's public agency records law supports public inspection unless another law, court rule, or order makes the record confidential.
For court dockets, that general access rule works together with the court-record access rules and local confidentiality orders.