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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 13 NFP)

Posted on June 24, 2008
For publication opinions today (1): In Thomas J. Herr v. Carter Lumber Inc., The Carter Jones Lumber Co., and Brian L. Oaks, a 9-page opinion, Judge Brown writes:Thomas J. Herr appeals the trial court?s judgment in his action against Carter...

Ind. Law - Golf carts in Sullivan County

Posted on June 24, 2008
WTHI TV News had this story yesterday, complete with video, titled "Golf carts hit the roads in Sullivan County."...

Courts - More on: "Supreme Court Justices Turn to Ex-Clerks for Unusual Role"

Posted on June 24, 2008
This ILB entry from April 14th quotes from an interesting story by Tony Mauro about the Supreme Court turning to its former clerks "to argue before the Court ... when, as in Greenlaw, the respondent abandons the lower court decision...

Ind. Courts - Johnson County Prosecutor talks about his office's temporary housing

Posted on June 24, 2008
The Indianapolis Star has posted a video interview conducted by Amy Bartner with Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner. See also this ILB entry from Monday....

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Ind. Courts - More on: Supreme Court issues emergency order re handling of forfeiture cases in Muncie

Posted on June 24, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 21st, Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports today on the Muncie controversy, in a story headed "Prosecutor: Judge exceeded authority in forfeiture probe." It begins:Delaware Circuit Court 2 Judge Richard Dailey declined to...

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Johnson County court cancelled

Posted on June 23, 2008
In a long and interesting story headlined "Prosecutor back in action shortly after flood," Ryan Trares of the Johnson County Daily Journal reports today:Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner has repeatedly been confronted by the same questions. How can you do...

Courts - More on: The Supreme Court of Kansas has ruled that juvenile defendants have a right to trial by jury

Posted on June 23, 2008
Re whether this argument could be successfully made in Indiana, a reader knowledgeable in juvenile law has referred me to Bible v. State, 253 Ind. 373, at 380 and 389 2 54 N.E. 2d 319 (Ind. 1970), where the Court...

Ind. Law - Recently passed golf cart ordinances made available to ILB

Posted on June 23, 2008
Both the Town of Summitville and the City of Elwood have recently passed ordinances allowing golf carts, with some restrictions. Thomas M. Beeman, who serves as town attorney for Summitville and city attorney for Elwood, has made the ordinances available...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one Indiana case today

Posted on June 23, 2008
In Sheridan v. Marathon Petroleum (SD Ind., Judge Barker), an 11-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:The plaintiffs, a Marathon dealer in Indiana and a company owned by him to whom he assigned his dealership contract, filed suit against Marathon under....

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 9 NFP)

Posted on June 23, 2008
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (2): In Alfred Dartis v. Delco Remy America, Inc. (NFP), a 9-page opinion, Judge Bradford writes:Appellant-Respondent Alfred Dartis appeals the trial court?s judgment granting a petition for judicial review brought by...

Ind. Decisions - "Legal Win for Indiana Faculty Who Aren?t Renewed"

Posted on June 23, 2008
The Indiana Supreme Court's June 17th decision in the case of Indiana State University v. William C. LaFief and IDWD (Review Bd.) - see ILB entry here - is the subject of a comprehensive story dated June 23 in Inside...

Ind. Courts - Indy public defender wants clients to pay their fees

Posted on June 23, 2008
Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today that few defendants in Marion County actually pay the standard public defendant fee of $50 for misdemeanor cases and $100 for felony cases:Public defenders took on more than 29,000 cases last year....

Ind. Law - Golf cart issues featured in story today

Posted on June 23, 2008
Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star has a lengthy front-page feature story today headlined: "Debate rolls on: Hoosier towns mixed on regulation of golf carts, which advocates see as fuel-saving alternative." He writes about "a debate being waged in towns...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on June 23, 2008
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Thursday, June 26th: 9:00 AM - John C. Roberts, M.D. v. Community Hospitals of IN, Inc. - After Community Hospitals terminated Roberts' medical residency, Roberts filed a complaint alleging breach of...

Environment - Jim Rogers, A Green Coal Baron?

Posted on June 22, 2008
Today's NYT Magazine has a long feature by Clive Thompson that begins:When I met with Jim Rogers one day this spring, he tossed back two double espressos in a single hour. A charming and natty 60-year-old, Rogers is the chief...

Courts - The Supreme Court of Kansas has ruled that juvenile defendants have a right to trial by jury

Posted on June 22, 2008
From the June 21 Kansas City Star, reported by David Klepper and Diane Carroll:TOPEKA | In a decision affecting every juvenile criminal case in Kansas, the state Supreme Court has guaranteed juvenile defendants the right to a trial before a...

Ind. Courts - "$13.65M courthouse renovation project nearing completion"

Posted on June 22, 2008
Howard Greninger of the Terre Haute Trib-Star has a long story today, complete with a number of photos, on the renovation of the Vigo County Courthouse. Some quotes:An interior renovation project that started at just more than $8 million will...

Ind. Law - Another golf cart accident, this one a fatality on a state highway

Posted on June 21, 2008
An unattributed report in the Lafayette Journal Courier this afternoon:A Newton County man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in the southern part of the county Friday afternoon. According to a press release from the Newton County Sheriff's Department, Stella...

Environment - "U.S. May Free Up More Land for Corn Crops"

Posted on June 21, 2008
Today's NY Times has this story by David Streitfeld. Some quotes:CHICAGO ? Signs are growing that the government may allow farmers to plant crops on millions of acres of conservation land, while a chorus of voices is also pleading with...

Ind. Law - "Lawyer says driver is devastated by shooting: Woman had no choice, he said"

Posted on June 21, 2008
From an Evansville Courier& Press story quoted in this March 22, 2006 ILB entry:Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed two bills pushed by gun-rights advocates in a brief Statehouse ceremony Tuesday. * * * The second bill adds a provision on...

Ind. Courts - "Conseco legal war drags on"

Posted on June 21, 2008
J.K. Wall reports today in the Indianapolis Business Journal in a long story that begins:Conseco Inc. won another round in court against former Merchants National Bank CEO James D. Massey this month, ringing up a $29 million judgment against him...

Ind. Courts / Ind. Gov't. - More on: Corruption in Lake County

Posted on June 21, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 16th, Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times reports today under the headline "What About Bob?" Some quotes:INDIANAPOLIS | Bob Pastrick left the East Chicago mayor's office following defeat in a 2004 special election prompted...

Environment - More on: "Congress asks about trailers made in state"

Posted on June 21, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from June 5th, Maureen Groppe of the Gannett New Service reports today:WASHINGTON -- A congressional committee has subpoenaed documents from Pilgrim International Inc. after the Indiana-based trailer manufacturer declined to produce them...

Environment - Plan Commission rejects request to move Wednesday's meeting to a larger location

Posted on June 21, 2008
Pam Tharp of the Richmond Palladium-Item reports today:LIBERTY, Ind. -- The Union County Area Plan Commission has rejected a request to move its meeting scheduled for Wednesday on livestock zoning rules to a larger location. The plan commission will consider...

Ind. Courts - Supreme Court issues emergency order re handling of forfeiture cases in Muncie

Posted on June 21, 2008
The ILB has two entries in late May under the heading "McShurley vs. McKinney feud lands in Indiana Supreme Court," quoting from stories in the Muncie StarPress. A quote from the May 28th StarPress story:McShurley, a Republican, last week filed...

Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for two weeks ending June 20, 2008

Posted on June 20, 2008
Here is the Indiana Supreme Court's transfer list for the two weeks ending June 20, 2008. Note that there are five pages. The Court granted transfer in one case Thursday, and withdrew its transfer grant in another, after hearing oral...

Ind. Courts - State Insurance Commissioner sues Insurer in Dennerline matter

Posted on June 20, 2008
Following on the Court of Appeals May 16th opinion in the case of Frederick W. Dennerline, III and Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth & Towe v. Jim Atterholt, Insurance Commissioner of the State of Indiana as Liquidator of Indiana Construction Industry Trust...

Ind. Courts - "State's voter ID law faces challenge" again

Posted on June 20, 2008
The Indianapolis Star has posted a brief, unsigned story reporting that:A former City-County Council member and former Democratic party attorney will announce this afternoon the filing of a fresh challenge of the law requiring voters to show a photo....

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 7 NFP)

Posted on June 20, 2008
For publication opinions today (1): In Paula Ann Yates v. Johnson Co. Board of Commissioners, et al. , a 16-page opinion, Judge Barnes writes:Paula Yates appeals the trial court?s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Edinburgh Community School...

Ind. Courts - Nominations sought for Judges Association annual awards for ?Excellence in Public Information and Education?

Posted on June 20, 2008
A release announces:The Indiana Judges Association is accepting nominations for its annual awards for ?Excellence in Public Information and Education,? Marion Superior Court Judge Robert Altice announced today. Judge Altice, who chairs the Community Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference...

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