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Ind. Courts - Chief Justice Shepard delivers State of the Judiciary

Posted on January 17, 2008
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today on yesterday's address by the CJ:Courts are using technological advancements to protect crime victims, keep drunken drivers off the road and help Hoosiers navigate their way through the judicial system...

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

Posted on January 16, 2008
For publication opinions today (2): In Delta Building Group, Inc. v. Michael and Livia Laurenzano, Newcomer Lumber and Supply Co. Inc., et al, a 5-page opinion on rehearing, Judge Crone wrties:On October 26, 2007, Delta filed its petition for rehearing...

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

Posted on January 16, 2008
In Indiana Lumbermens Mutual v. Reinsurance Results (SD Ind., Judge McKinney), a 12-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:The defendant in this diversity suit for breach of contract governed by Indiana law appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court posts its Jan. 11th order in Tewell v. State

Posted on January 16, 2008
In this entry Friday, Jan. 11th, the ILB wrote:In addition, the ILB has just received notice of another Transfer granted with Published Order, granted today, in the case of Floyd Tewell v. State of Indiana. Here is the Nov. 5,...

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Ind. Courts - "Cleared of rape, Indy man sues over delay in prison release"

Posted on January 16, 2008
Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today:Harold David Buntin keeps his anger in check, but the worst kind of frustration persists after he served 13 years for a rape that DNA evidence proved he didn?t commit. He served two...

Environment - "House panel stiffens confined feed rules"

Posted on January 16, 2008
A week ago, Jan. 9th, the ILB posted an entry headed "Proposal calls for 3-year moratorium on CAFOs," about SB 61. Today Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports about HB 1168, in a story that begins:The debate...

Ind. Decisions - More on: 7th Circuit denies rehearing in legislative prayer case

Posted on January 16, 2008
Updating yesterday's ILB entry on the 7th Circuit's vote to deny rehearing of its decision in Hinrichs v. Speaker House Rep IN, the legislative prayer case, the AP reports today:The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined yesterday to reconsider...

Ind. Gov't. - More on: Lake County treasurer removes discharged bankruptcies from property tax rolls

Posted on January 16, 2008
Updating this comprehensive ILB entry from April 8, 2007, Joe Carlson of the NWI Times reports today:John Curley, the assessor and trustee of Winfield Township, said he is disturbed by recent disclosures that some taxpayers were allowed to dodge the....

Ind. Courts - Boone County judges seek new terms

Posted on January 15, 2008
The Boone County Sun reports:Boone County Judges Matthew Kincaid and Rebecca S. McClure announced today that they will both seek election to the benches they currently occupy. Judge Kincaid has served in Boone County Superior Court I since Jan. 1,...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides and posts a third opinion today

Posted on January 15, 2008
Note: The ILB experienced difficulty viewing the first page of the Gault decision - as noted earlier today the ILB also had trouble with the Brinkman decision. If you are having similar troubles, I suggest you write the Clerk's Office....

Ind. Courts - "Strueh joins race for Greene Superior Judge seat"

Posted on January 15, 2008
The Grant County Daily World reports:Bloomfield attorney Karen Strueh has announced her intentions to seek the Democrat nomination for the position of Greene Superior Court Judge. She is the third candidate to announce for the judge seat that will be...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 1 today (and 3 NFP)

Posted on January 15, 2008
For publication opinions today (1): In Martindale Brightwood CDC, et al v. Elizabeth Gore, et al, a 10-page opinion, Judge Darden writes:Patricia DeWalt and Mark Bryant appeal the dismissal of their complaint against Elizabeth Gore, Patricia Ladd, Dr...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit decides one, and denies rehearing in legislative prayer case [Updated]

Posted on January 15, 2008
In Hammer v. Ashcroft (SD Ind., Judge Tinder), a 16-page opinion, Judge Rovner writes:David Hammer, a federal prisoner on death row, sued various Bureau of Prisons (?BOP?) officials alleging that they violated his First Amendment and equal protection rights by...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides two today

Posted on January 15, 2008
In Valerie Raich Baxendale v. Samuel Raich, III, a 10-page, 4-1 opinion, Justice Boehm writes:In 2006 the General Assembly replaced the single section governing child custody in the event of a relocation with a new chapter 2.2. We hold that...

Ind. Courts - Calendar Girls to support SB 176 on Courthouse Preservation

Posted on January 15, 2008
According to a press release, Sen. James Merritt Jr., (R-Indianapolis) is holding a hearing on SB 176 ? Courthouse Preservation Commission, tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 1:30 p.m., Senate Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation Committee, Room 233 of the Statehouse...

Environment - Impact of delisting a waste

Posted on January 15, 2008
The Indiana Solid Waste Management Board meets today and has on its agenda for final adoption #07-552, which "Adds 329 IAC 3.1-6-8 to conditionally exclude from regulation under 329 IAC 3.1 (delist) wastewater treatment sludge from the chemical conversion coating...

Law - More on: Mortgage servicing company "recreates" letters

Posted on January 14, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 8th, Peter Lattman of the WSJ Law Blog reports today that a number of judges are raising concerns over practices of mortgage servicer Countrywide. Some quotes:Today Law Blog colleague Amir Efrati reports that more...

Ind. Law - Yet more on golf carts in Greene County; Bainbridge to ban ATVs but allow golf carts

Posted on January 14, 2008
Updating this Nov. 15 ILB entry, where the Town of Bainbridge struggled over drafting an acceptable ordinance governing ATVs, today Josie Bode of the Greencastle Banner Graphic reports:Legal issues took center stage at the Bainbridge Town Council meeting, forcing the...

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

Posted on January 14, 2008
For publication opinions today (1): In the Matter of B.J., C.W., and S.W., and Karma W. and Brandon J. v. Marion Co. Dept. of Child Services, and Child Advocates is a 27-page opinion written by Judge Mathias:Karma W. (?Mother?) and...

Environment - "Benton County remains knee-deep in CAFO issues" [Updated]

Posted on January 14, 2008
Joe Carlson reports today in the Lafayette Journal & Courier:EARL PARK -- Plans for a large confined cattle operation near this town have been revived about three years after a legal battle helped bring them to a standstill. * *...

Ind. Decisions - "Murderer denied appeal could go free"

Posted on January 14, 2008
Joe Carlson reports in the NWI Times:HAMMOND | Convicted murderer Jermaine Dodd could go free from prison under a Hammond federal court order unless Indiana courts give him the appeal to which a judge has ruled Dodd is entitled under...

Ind. Courts - "A proposed list of minimum standards for all Indiana courthouses may be passed in the near future by the Indiana Supreme Court"

Posted on January 14, 2008
That is a quote from this lengthy story by Maribeth Holtz in the Grant County Chronicle-Tribune, updating this story from Jan. 11th. Some quotes:Building security seems to be a sticking point in whether county officials will go forward with plans...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on January 14, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Thursday, Jan. 17th: 9:00 AM - Alan Jones v. State - After serving the executed portion of a sentence for child molesting, Jones...

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