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Ind. Decisions - Court has denied transfer in Home Place annexation case

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Indianapolis Star is reporting:An Indiana Supreme Court decision essentially gives Carmel the ability to annex the Home Place community. The high court rejected 5-0 a request by Home Place residents to review the Indiana Court of Appeals' October ruling...

Law - "Legal Aid Society of Evansville, and other members of the association offered their services as busboys, servers and dishwashers"

Posted on March 05, 2008
Kate Braser of the Evansville C&P reports:A group of about 30 attorneys participated in the event, which kicked off the Legal Aid Society's yearlong 50th anniversary celebration. The Legal Aid Society is a not-for-profit agency funded by the city of....

Environment - "Indiana-made trailers in health tests"

Posted on March 05, 2008
"Trailers flow from Indiana to Gulf Coast" is the heading of a story quoted in this Sept. 28, 2005 ILB entry. See additional entries here. Today Ted Evanoff of the Indianapolis Star reports:A pair of congressional committees have opened inquiries...

Courts - More on: "Supreme Court Considers Protecting Drug Makers From Lawsuits"

Posted on March 05, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 26 about the case of Warner-Lambert v. Kent, Linda Greenhouse reported yesterday, March 4, in the NY Times:WASHINGTON ? A 4-to-4 vote on Monday left the Supreme Court unable to decide a pharmaceutical pre-emption...

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Ind. Courts - Federal Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann is the 2008 recipient of the Nancy A. Maloley Outstanding Public Servant Award

Posted on March 04, 2008
From a press release issued by the Indiana Republican Party:Federal Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann is the 2008 recipient of the Nancy A. Maloley Outstanding Public Servant Award presented each year by the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides Illnois case re litigious softball parents

Posted on March 04, 2008
Read about it here in Robert Loblaw's Decision of the Day....

Ind. Courts - Adams Circuit Court Judge Fred A. Schurger suffers heart attack

Posted on March 04, 2008
From the Decatur Daily Democrat:Adams Circuit Court Judge Fred A. Schurger, who suffered a "moderate" heart attack last week and had two stents placed in arteries over the weekend at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, is recovering well and may...

Ind. Decisions - Order vacating prior order granting transfer

Posted on March 04, 2008
Per this Feb. 25th ILB entry (3rd item), last week, on Feb. 27th, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in the case of Darrell Maymon v. State of Indiana. One may listen to the oral arguments here. Today the Court...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 11 NFP)

Posted on March 04, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In William E. Wright v. State of Indiana , a 13-page opinion, Judge Riley writes:Appellant-Petitioner, William E. Wright (Wright), appeals the post-conviction court?s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief...

Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending February 29, 2008

Posted on March 04, 2008
Here is the Indiana Supreme Court's transfer list for the week ending February 29, 2008. Be sure to view all 3 pages. Nearing four years of Transfer Lists: For other weekly transfer lists (going back to Feb. 2, 2004), check...

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

Posted on March 03, 2008
In USA v. Martinez (SD Ind., Judge Barker), a 10-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:The jury was not asked to make a specific finding as to drug quantity but instead was told, apparently without objection from the defendants, that in order...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 6 NFP)

Posted on March 03, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In Jenean Roland and Carl J. Roland v. Kristen Shelton, a 14-page opinion, the inssue was whether the federal law pre-emplted state law claims re seatbelt design. Sr. Judge Hoffman writes:In support of their view...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on March 03, 2008
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: None scheduled. This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals that will be webcast: This Monday, March 3rd: 2:00 PM - Jeffrey Kochis vs. City of Hammond, et al - When...

Law - NYT reporter Linda Greenhouse may move on

Posted on February 29, 2008
The AP reported yesterday:Linda Greenhouse, who has covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times for 30 years, said Wednesday that she has accepted a buyout package from the newspaper. Greenhouse joined the Times in 1968 and started covering...

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

Posted on February 29, 2008
In Duncan v. Fleetwood Motor Homes (ND Ind., Mag. Judge Cosbey), a Per Curiam panel ruled in a 13-page opinion:Barry Duncan worked at Fleetwood Motor Homes of Indiana for 20 years, 15 of them as a material handler. In...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court issues awaited insurance decisions

Posted on February 28, 2008
In State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Patricia Jakupko, et al, a 14-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:Richard Jakupko suffered severe injuries and his wife and children emotional distress in an automobile accident caused by an underinsured motorist...

Ind. Decisions - Two today from 7th Circuit

Posted on February 28, 2008
In Schleicher, Steve v. Salvation Army (SD Ind., Judge Young), an 11-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:The Schleichers brought suit against their former employer, the Salvation Army, charging violations of the minimum-wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards...

Ind. Courts - "Governor appoints Bluffton City Judge"

Posted on February 28, 2008
A press release this afternoon reports:INDIANAPOLIS (February 28, 2008) ? Governor Mitch Daniels today announced the appointment of Robert J. Bate as judge of the Bluffton City Court. He succeeds Judge Gary Markley who resigned on January 15. Currently retired,...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 7 NFP)

Posted on February 28, 2008
Summaries will follow later. For publication opinions today (3): Noah Bailey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Shawn E. Norris v. State of Indiana Gary Gerlach v. Larry Gene Woodke NFP civil opinions today (3): Invol. Term. of the...

Ind. Decisions - "Third John Doe denied by judge"

Posted on February 28, 2008
So reads the headline to this story today by Lafayette Journal and Courier reporter Sophia Voravang. Some quotes:A convicted sex offender from Lafayette who challenged Indiana's residency restriction will not be able to return home because he has no rights...

Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Court of Appeals rules on closing of Fort Wayne Disabilities Center

Posted on February 28, 2008
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:The Indiana Supreme Court this week dismissed as moot an appeal by the Family and Social Services Administration related to the closing of the Fort Wayne State...

Ind. Courts - More on: Unslated candidates withdraw from Marion County judges race; and more [See Update]

Posted on February 28, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 26th, the Indianapolis Star has an editorial titled "When judicial candidates don't have to court voters." It could also be headed "Our So-Called Election." The editorial concludes:In short, we have a system of electing...

Ind. Decisions - Two more Supreme Court opinions today

Posted on February 27, 2008
In Linda Keesling, Harold Lephart, et al v. Frederick Beegle, III, John Bucholtz, et al, an 11-page, 3-2 opinion, Justice Sullivan writes:Both Congress and the Indiana General Assembly have passed statutes called ?RICO Acts? to combat ?racketeer influenced and corrupt...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 11 NFP)

Posted on February 27, 2008
For publication opinions today (1): Ramifications of problems in the Clerk's Office continue. In Lake Cnty. Election Board & Registration, Myrna Maldonado, Richard Medina & Juda Parks v. Anthony Copeland, a 7-page opinion, Judge Vaidik writes:Lake County Board of Elections...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today

Posted on February 27, 2008
In Henley v. State of Indiana, a 19-page, 5-0 opinion, Justice Rucker writes:When a trial court summarily denies a pro se defendant?s request that standby counsel deliver closing argument, the denial is not per se reversible error. Rather, the inquiry...

Ind. Decisions - More on: Court of Appeals rules on closing of Fort Wayne Disabilities Center; finds associational standing [Updated]

Posted on February 27, 2008
The ILB has received notice that the Supreme Court acted yesterday on the July 16, 2007 Court of Appeals decision in Anita Stuller, et al v. Mitchell Daniels, Jr., et al . The brief notation reads: "Transfer grant and dismissed...

Ind. Courts - Yet more on "Marion Superior Court judges plan to start cracking down on prospective jurors who don't show up on the days they're assigned"

Posted on February 27, 2008
Updating several ILB entries from the beginning of this year on the low turnout of prospective jurors in Marion County, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports on the subject again today. The story was partially prompted by the fact...

Ind. Decisions - More on: A convicted sex offender in White County is challenging new state law

Posted on February 27, 2008
On Aug. 4, 2007, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reported:MONTICELLO -- A convicted sex offender in White County is challenging a new state law that is forcing him to move from the home he chose so his children...

Law - Metadata, can you get it, can you use it?

Posted on February 26, 2008
Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reported an interesting story on metadata last week. Some quotes from the long survey article:All of the state bars to address the metadata issue agree that a sending lawyer has a duty to...

Law - WSJ Law Blog interviews Sampson's lawyer

Posted on February 26, 2008
Dan Slater of the WSJ Law Blog has posted an entry this afternoon titled "A Q&A With Mike Glazer: The NCAA Defender to the Stars." Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union scored an exclusive interview with former IU President Adam Herbert....

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