This information about La Porte County (La
Porte, Michigan City) Indiana DUI DWI OWI courts and procedures is brought to you as a public service by attorney Paul Stanko,
Indiana DUI DWI OWI Drunk Driving defense lawyer.
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your La Porte County (La Porte, Michigan City) Indiana DUI case.
I. Overview
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LaPorte
County Courthouse - LaPorte
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County Courthouse - Michigan City |
DUI DWI OWI cases
in La Porte County are filed in Circuit Court or Superior Court #3 in La Porte or Superior Court #4 in Michigan City, depending
upon factors such as whether they are misdemeanor or felony charges, and whether they took place in northern or southern La
Porte County. This is regulated by local rules.
The Circuit Court
judge holds court in the La Porte County Courthouse in La Porte. Superior Court #3 holds court in the La Porte County Government
Complex in La Porte. Superior Court #4 holds court in the La Porte County Courthouse in Michigan City.
II.
Court-specific information
For your convenience, contact information concerning La Porte County's DUI courts is presented
below:
La Porte Circuit Court
Hon. Thomas Alevizos,
Judge
Thomas G. Pawloski, Magistrate
813 Lincoln Way
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone: (219) 326-6808
Fax: (219) 324-0147
La Porte Superior
Court #3
809 State
Street, #104
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone: (219) 326-6808
Fax:
(219) 326-0056
La Porte Superior Court #4
Hon.
William J. Boklund, Judge
Greta Friedman, Magistrate
300 Washington Street, # 116
Michigan
City, Indiana 46360
Phone: (219) 874-5611 ext.
750
Fax: (219) 878-9523
III. Case Management, Procedures and Scheduling
A. Initial
Hearing.
At your initial hearing, the court officially
informs you of your constitutional rights and the charges against you, enters your not guilty plea, and sets future court
dates. You should never plead guilty at your initial hearing unless you have an attorney with you and have negotiated an acceptable
plea agreement.
You must appear in court for your initial
hearing whether you have an attorney or not.
Regardless whether
your case is a misdemeanor or felony, it is wise to obtain DUI counsel before the initial hearing date.
B. Other Court Dates.
If your case is not resolved at the Initial Hearing, subsequent hearings
such as pretrial conferences will be set before any trial date. It is essential that you have counsel for any of these subsequent
court dates.
Communities in La Porte County include the following:
City of Michigan City,
City of La Porte, Trail Creek, Westville, Wanatah, Rolling Prairie, Hesston, Mill Creek, Union Mills, LaCrosse, Kingsford
Heights, Waterford, Kingsbury, Hanna, Fish Lake, Hudson Lake
