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Ind. Decisions - "Supreme Court hears arguments in Jeff Pelley case"

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the case of Robert Jeffrey Pelley v.State, over whether or not to grant transfer. See the oral argument here. On April 8th, the Court of Appeals set aside the conviction, under...

Ind. Courts - JTAC Odyssey Case Management System expanded

Posted on August 14, 2008
From a press release:The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to invest an additional $1.1 million to acquire a computer system to provide advanced probation, community corrections, and other court supervisions functions, Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., told the leadership of the...

Ind. Courts - "Porter County judges seeking higher pay for their court workers"

Posted on August 14, 2008
Vicki Urbanik reported yesterday in a lengthy story in the ChestertonTribune:Porter County?s judges are seeking higher pay for their court workers, in part because the salaries and perks for other county government employees outweigh those of court personnel...

Ind. Courts - "Federal judge throws out lawsuit filed against US attorney"

Posted on August 14, 2008
No surprises here. A brief story today in the NWI Times reports:HAMMOND | A man who tried to sue the assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted him for selling a handgun to a felon on school property has had his civil...

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Ind. Gov't. - "Randolph Central board's closed meeting violated law, according to open records office"

Posted on August 14, 2008
Joy Leiker reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:RIDGEVILLE -- When the Randolph Central School Board asked member Dana Cox to resign Tuesday, behind closed doors, it did so illegally, according to the Indiana Public Access Counselor's office. Boards can meet...

Ind. Courts - "System brings video arraignment to LaGrange County courts"

Posted on August 13, 2008
From WTHD 105.5, serving NE Indiana, comes this story by Tim Murray, complete with photo and audio, but check it soon because the stories aren't archived. LAGRANGE - It's a major step into the 21st century for LaGrange County's two...

Ind. Decisions - More on: 7th Circuit rules in Indiana case where defendant wore stun-belt throughout trial

Posted on August 13, 2008
The 7th Circuit's decision in Wrinkles v. Buss, summarized here in the ILB yesterday, August 12th, is the subject of a story this afternoon in the Louisville Courier Journal by Tom Coyle of the AP. Some quotes:A federal appeals has...

Ind. Courts - Goats OK in Fortville backyard

Posted on August 13, 2008
Bill McCleery of the Indianapolis Star reports:A Hancock County judge has ruled that a Fortville town ordinance does not prohibit a local couple from keeping goats in their backyard. Residents Joshua and Sarah Brown sued the town in June after...

Law - "Plaintiffs' Lawyers Fight Restrictions On Product-Liability Suits"

Posted on August 13, 2008
From today's WSJ, an article by Alicia Mundy on the upcoming:Supreme Court case, Wyeth v. Levine, which is to be heard Nov. 3, could affect lawsuits involving products such as cars, toys and flammable mattresses. Corporate defense lawyers are also...

Ind. Courts - "Floyd County judge upset with renovation plans"

Posted on August 13, 2008
Chris Morris reports this afternoon in the Jeffersonville News & Tribune:Glenn Hancock didn?t attend Tuesday night?s Floyd County Council meeting as a judge. He said he was there simply as a taxpayer. And he had plenty to say about the...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues two Indiana opinions today

Posted on August 13, 2008
In Getch v. Astrue (ND Ind., Cherry, Magistrate Judge), 20-page opinion, Judge Ripple writes:Charles Getch appeals the order of the district court upholding the Social Security Administration?s denial of his application for Disability Insurance Benefits...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 4 NFP)

Posted on August 13, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In Cemantha Sidell Wolljung v. Joseph Sidell, an 8-page opinion, Judge Najam writes:Cemantha Sidell Wolljung (?Mother?) appeals from the trial court?s order granting a motion filed by Joseph Sidell (?Father?) to modify custody of the...

Law - "Are Contingency-Fee Arrangement Between an Attorney General and a Private Law Firm Illegal?"

Posted on August 13, 2008
Tobacco litigation. Asbestos litigation. Lead paint litigation. An interesting article today on Findlaw.com by Anthony J. Sebok, a Professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, titled "Should State Attorneys General Use Private Law Firms to...

Ind. Law - Still more on: "Hammond's red light camera ordinance not legal"

Posted on August 13, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, where the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported: 'Both Lafayette and West Lafayette mayors said Monday they'll lobby state lawmakers to create a law authorizing municipalities to use red light cameras", today the NWI Times...

Ind. Law - Still more on golf carts in Lebanon

Posted on August 13, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 26th, the Boone County FastNews had a report yesterday headed: "Golf cart use still illegal on city streets":LEBANON ? City attorney Eileen Sims reiterated at Monday night's meeting of the Lebanon City Council that...

Ind. Law - "Digital billboard gets nod from zoning board"

Posted on August 13, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from May 18th (the first half of which talks about plain old-fashioned billboards), y Jeff Swiatek reports today in the Indianapolis Star that begins:Marion County is a step closer to getting its first electronic digital billboard...

Environment - Major pipeline break near Indiana border; Last of VX nerve agent eliminated at Newport

Posted on August 13, 2008
Significant oil spill in Illinois. From the Evansville Courier & Press, a story (with map) by Len Wells that begins:GOLDEN GATE, Ill. ? The weekend pipeline break that released 5,000 barrels of crude oil onto southeastern Illinois fields has been...

Ind. Decisions - "New trial for losers in $450,000 verdict"

Posted on August 13, 2008
The Court of Appeals 2-1 opinion yesterday (see ILB summary here - 4th of the NFPs) in the case of Rudrappa and Jayashree Gunashekar v. Kay Grose, d/b/a America's Affordable Housing J & K Mfg. (NFP) is the subject of...

Ind. Law - "Golf carts a possibility on Oldenburg streets"

Posted on August 12, 2008
Debbie Blank reported Aug. 8th in the Batesville Herald Tribune:Will golf carts be a common sight on Oldenburg streets in coming months? All sorts of vehicles were debated at the Aug. 4 council meeting. ?There are a lot of people...

Ind. Decisions - More on: "Love the wine? You must visit the vine"

Posted on August 12, 2008
The decision of the 7th Circuit August 7th in the case of Baude v. Heath (see ILB entries here and here) was the subject of a story yesterday in the Wine Spectator, reported by Robert Taylor. Some quotes:After one year...

Ind. Courts - "Outburst response filed by Judge Scheibenberger"

Posted on August 12, 2008
Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:An Allen Superior Court judge doesn't deny the allegations of impropriety for the outburst he made in another judge's courtroom but said the commission reviewing his conduct does not have...

Ind. Courts - "Motion filed to pull driver?s license in judge?s drunken driving case"

Posted on August 12, 2008
Rebecca S. Green reports this evening in a story posted on the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette website that begins:Marion County prosecutors filed paperwork Tuesday to take away an Allen County judge's driver's license after he was arrested for drunken driving...

Courts - More on "Ohio Judges See More Do-It-Yourself Divorces and System Slowdown "

Posted on August 12, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from July 22nd on self-representation by divorcing parties in Ohio said to be clogging up the system (an entry that includes at the end information about Indiana's online self-service legal center, established via the Indiana Supreme...

Ind. Law - More on: "Barnes & Thornburg is cutting its summer associate program next year in its Chicago office"

Posted on August 12, 2008
Apparently not just B&T anymore. Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 6, Lynne Marek of The National Law Journal reports today:Arnstein & Lehr is the latest Chicago law firm to say it will abandon its summer associate program next year,...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit rules in Indiana case where defendent wore stun-belt throughout trial

Posted on August 12, 2008
In Wrinkles v. Buss (SD Ind., Judge Tinder), a 53-page, 2-1 opinion, Judge Kanne writes:This case is before the court on collateral review. In 1995, a Vanderburgh, Indiana, Circuit Court jury convicted Matthew Wrinkles of murdering his wife, his...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 11 NFP)

Posted on August 12, 2008
For publication opinions today (3): In Star Transport, Inc. and Jeffrey Cottingham v. Hervey Byard, a 17-page opinion, Judge Barnes writes:Star Transport, Inc., (?Star?) and its employee, Jeffrey Cottingham, appeal a judgment finding them jointly 75% at fault for injuries...

Environment - More on: Air permit request raises concerns in Allen County

Posted on August 12, 2008
Referencing its lengthy story from Sunday on the pending BF Goodrich air permit application (see ILB entry here), the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has this editorial today. Some quotes:A proposal from BFGoodrich seeking a permit to increase the amount of...

Courts - "Conservatives plot on campaign finance"

Posted on August 12, 2008
A story today in Politico, reported by Jeanne Cummings, features a photo of Terre Haute attorney James Bopp Jr., described as "making a name for himself by challenging federal and state campaign finance laws." Some quotes from p. 2:Bopp recently...

Ind. Law - More on: "Hammond's red light camera ordinance not legal"

Posted on August 12, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from August 9th, Michael Malik of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today:Both Lafayette and West Lafayette mayors said Monday they'll lobby state lawmakers to create a law authorizing municipalities to use red light cameras...

Ind. Law - An ATV is not a golf cart and a county road is not necessarily a gravel road

Posted on August 12, 2008
On July 27th, the ILB cited a story in the Evansville Courier & Press that began:Vanderburgh County Commissioners have made it a little bit easier place to drive an off-road vehicle here. Heeding the wishes of rural residents who requested...

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