District Courts
Courtrooms shift in Southern District
February 2, 2012
IL StaffWith construction winding down at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis, there are
two changes regarding bankruptcy judges’ courtrooms.
MoreNew clerk appointed in Northern District
February 1, 2012
IL StaffRobert N. Trgovich has been appointed clerk of the court by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of Indiana, the court announced Tuesday.
MoreBankruptcy filings down in 2011
January 18, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinAttorneys says the drop in mortgage foreclosures and sales impacted filings.
MoreJudge dismisses final MDL case
January 18, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe final lawsuit in a multi-district litigation case involving Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claims against
Indiana-based Zimmer Holdings has been resolved, with U.S. Judge Sarah Evans Barker in the Southern District of Indiana dismissing
with prejudice the suit against the company on Dec. 23.
MoreU.S. District Court maintenance Jan. 7
January 6, 2012
IL StaffDue to scheduled maintenance, e-filing and PACER access to case information for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana will be unavailable from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 7.
7th Circuit to hear arguments in NCAA price-fixing lawsuit
January 5, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments Monday in a case brought by two former NCAA athletes whose scholarships were
revoked after injuries. The litigants claim that they were wrongly denied multi-year scholarships that would have covered
the cost of their bachelor’s degrees.
MoreState Supreme Court's robo-calls ruling carries over to federal lawsuit
January 5, 2012
Michael HoskinsA ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court upholding the state’s automated phone call ban has found its way into the briefing
of a federal appeal challenging the same statute, and the attorneys disagree on whether the state justices adequately addressed
a First Amendment issue.
MoreJustices to consider certified question on municipal reorganization
December 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted a certified question from a federal judge in Indianapolis that asks whether a township
can reorganize into a city in a way that deprives some residents of their statutory rights to vote for mayor and city council.
MoreACLU says DOC should be held in contempt over kosher meals
December 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is asking a federal judge to hold the state’s Department of Correction
in contempt for not offering inmates kosher meals as it had been ordered to do a year ago.
MoreEx-Dow Agro scientist receives 7 years for economic espionage
December 22, 2011
IBJ StaffA federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Dow AgroSciences researcher to more than seven years in prison for sending
trade secrets worth millions of dollars to China and Germany.
MoreEx-Dow Agro scientist set to be sentenced in espionage case
December 21, 2011
Scott OlsonFederal prosecutors are recommending that a former Dow AgroSciences researcher be sentenced to more than seven years in prison
for sending trade secrets worth millions to China and Germany.
MoreDistrict Courts revise local rules
December 21, 2011
IL StaffThe U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana will be changing the style of Local Rules beginning
Jan.1.
MoreGrand jury indicts 2 attorneys, real estate broker
December 14, 2011
Cory SchoutenA grand jury in South Bend has returned a 14-count criminal indictment against two attorneys and a real estate broker from
central Indiana over a state lease deal in Elkhart.
MoreJudge won't allow auto-dialer statute enforcement during appeal
December 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsBalancing free speech rights with the public interest in preventing automated political calls from out-of-state entities,
U.S. Judge William Lawrence in Indianapolis denied the state’s request to continue enforcing Indiana’s auto-dialer
statute while a higher court is considering his ruling from two months ago that blocked enforcement.
MoreBankruptcy judge applications being accepted
December 8, 2011
IL StaffThe Judicial Council of the 7th Circuit is seeking applications for bankruptcy judge to fill a new position in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
MoreMan gets 326 months imprisonment, lifetime supervision for child pornography
December 6, 2011
Michael HoskinsU.S. Judge Robert Miller Jr. sentenced an Elkhart man to 326 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after his
guilty plea to sexually exploiting children.
MoreFormer city-county councilor sentenced to 40 months
December 2, 2011
IL and IBJ StaffU.S. Senior Judge Larry McKinney on Thursday sentenced former Indianapolis City-County Councilor Lincoln Plowman to 40 months
in federal prison for attempted extortion and bribery.
MoreCourt seeks comment on changes to civil local rules
December 1, 2011
IL StaffThe U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, is seeking comment on proposed amendments to dozens of its local rules.
If adopted, the amendments will become effective Jan. 1, 2012.
MoreChanges to federal courts effective Thursday
November 30, 2011
IL StaffSeveral changes are coming to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana and the U.S. District
Court in the Northern District of Indiana Thursday.
MoreApplication process open for federal defense panel
November 30, 2011
IL StaffThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is accepting applications from attorneys interested
in serving on the court’s Criminal Justice Act panel for the Indianapolis and Terre Haute divisions.
MoreJudge grants limited class certification in stage collapse lawsuit
November 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhile she said she doubts the plaintiffs can win their case, U.S. Judge Sarah Evans Barker is allowing limited class certification
in a lawsuit challenging the state’s $5 million damage liability cap. Plaintiffs incurred injuries in the Indiana State
Fair stage collapse Aug. 13.
MoreHoliday court closures, bankruptcy court changes
November 23, 2011
IL StaffIndiana’s courts will be closed Thursday in honor of Thanksgiving. However, some court offices will be available to
handle emergencies on Friday.
MoreJudge rejects dental coverage cap
November 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsRuling puts Medicaid dental program in jeopardy.
MoreSouth Bend attorney sentenced for fraud
November 9, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThomas F. “Chip” Lewis III will spend more than three years in prison following his guilty plea to aiding and
abetting wire fraud stemming from an advance fee scam.
MoreFederal Bar Update: Comments sought for changes to local rules
November 9, 2011
John MaleyJohn Maley writes about changes coming to local rules in each District Court.
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I've been a republican my whole life but to me this is despicable. Its a race to the bottom with the third world when it comes to trying to fetch manufacturing back by lowering wages. Only fools think that is going to really work. You can see that in the southern states they can't hold on to jobs any better than we can up here.
Much praise to Pat Bauer and the democrats and, most of all, to the the nine BOLD AND WISE republicans who voted and fought against this.
Yup, in Marion County we surely do have the best justice money can buy.
If Republican slating fees are $12,000 they've been lowered. They as of very recently was $25,000.
Indiana law does not require law enforcement agencies to remove "police blotter" records, nor does it require Court Clerks to remove their records. Limiting expungements in this way renders them useless, since many private firms check local and county records for employers. The result is the crime will be discovered, and the applicant rejected. Expungement means just that, and should be required of all criminal justice agencies.
Hope everything turned out okay. My father was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 65 yrs in jail in Indiana and after serving 17 yrs, the other co-defendants finally came forward and confessed he was not there. The court exonerated him, but left the conviction on his record. And of course, Indiana can lock you up on a wrongful conviction, but want pay you a dime for you time. Laws need to change, period!! My dad has since passed, but I trying to make it better.