Opinions Nov. 21, 2013

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Indiana Court of Appeals
B.R., a Minor, by his Guardian, Teresa Todd v. State of Indiana, Indiana Department of Child Services, Morgan County Office of Department of Child Services, and Adult and Child Mental Health Center
55A05-1212-CT-639
Civil tort. Reverses grant of Adult and Child Mental Health Center’s Trial Rule 12(B)(1) motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The allegations in B.R.’s complaint, i.e. that his case manager negligently placed him with the respite therapeutic foster parents and negligently failed to inform the foster parents that B.R. was an overly active child known to run from adults and escape his home, are not directly related to any medical care B.R. received from the Health Center. Furthermore, the foster care placement was not made by a health care professional. Because B.R.’s claims sound in general negligence, his claims fall outside the Medical Malpractice Act.

Germaine Jones v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1305-CR-396
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class B felonies robbery and criminal confinement.

Arthula Miller v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A05-1212-PC-664
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.

Jennifer K. Stevenson v. David C. Stevenson (NFP)
11A01-1304-DR-160
Domestic relation. Affirms order awarding primary physical and legal custody of two minor children to father David Stevenson.

Keith Eller, Nathaniel Hall, and Jeffrey Tatum v. City of Gary, Gary Police Civil Service Commission, and Vergie Thornton (NFP)
45A04-1212-PL-662
Civil plenary. Affirms the grant of summary judgment against Hall and Tatum and reverses the grant of summary judgment against Eller on the complaint seeking damages, declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. Determines as a matter of law that the commission violated its own rules, as well as local ordinance, when it failed to process Eller’s appeal of his exam score. The commission, however, did not violate its rules when it denied Eller’s request to review his written exam. Remands this cause to the trial court for further consideration of Eller’s complaint.

Matthew Schrock v. State of Indiana (NFP)
44A03-1302-CR-65
Criminal. Reverses conviction of Class B misdemeanor reckless driving. Remands for judgment to be entered for speeding and disregarding a stop sign.

Stephanie A. Johnson v. Eric Edward Powell (NFP)
26A04-1304-DR-159
Domestic relation. Affirms custody modification awarding primary physical custody of two minor children to father Eric Edward Powell.

Andrew Lee Watts v. State of Indiana (NFP)
64A01-1208-CR-344
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A felony dealing in cocaine.

The Indiana Supreme Court and Tax Court posted no opinions at IL deadline. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted no Indiana decisions by IL deadline.
 

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