Sec. 1. Upon receipt of a complaint or petition filed by an offender, the court shall docket the case and take no further action until the court has conducted the review required by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.80-2004, SEC.6.
Sec. 2. (a) A court shall review a complaint or petition filed by an offender and shall determine if the claim may proceed. A claim may not proceed if the court determines that the claim: (1) is frivolous; (2) is not a claim upon which relief may be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief from […]
Sec. 3. If a court determines that a claim may not proceed under section 2 of this chapter, the court shall enter an order: (1) explaining why the claim may not proceed; and (2) stating whether there are any remaining claims in the complaint or petition that may proceed. As added by P.L.80-2004, SEC.6.
Sec. 4. The clerk of the court shall send an order entered under section 3 of this chapter to: (1) the offender; (2) each defendant or respondent in the action; (3) the department of correction, if the offender is incarcerated by the department of correction; (4) the sheriff of the county in which the inmate […]
