November 29, 2010
Jennifer NelsonAn Indiana Court of Appeals decision today places a burden on police officers to make sure interview room video cameras don’t
infringe upon meaningful consultation when a juvenile is involved.
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November 24, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Attorney General’s Office plans to “zealously defend” 78 prosecutors being sued over civil forfeiture
collection practices, meaning the state courts will likely have to analyze not only the merits of that issue but also whether
two separate state statutes restrict how Indiana’s top attorney can intervene in this taxpayer-filed qui tam lawsuit.
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November 24, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the 30-day no pay suspension of the Marion County traffic judge who’s admitted
he imposed excessive fines and treated people unfairly in his court partly because he wanted to discourage future litigants
from exercising their constitutional right to trial.
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November 24, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has suspended Marion County Traffic Judge William E. Young for 30 days.
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November 24, 2010
Michael HoskinsTwo central Indiana traffic court judges are under fire for their conduct and practices in their courtrooms, with one Marion
Superior judge facing disciplinary charges after sparking statewide legislative changes and criticism from the Indiana Court
of Appeals.
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November 24, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerWhen it comes to the problem of mortgage foreclosures in Indiana, there appears to be no end in sight, at least not yet.
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November 24, 2010
Michael HoskinsTwo judicial candidates who’d faced Indiana Election Commission challenges earlier this year about their names even
appearing on the ballot made it to the general election, but ended up losing the races and not getting to the bench in Lake
and Allen counties.
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November 23, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals says that a southern county’s local rule permitting the use of contempt powers to enforce
civil judgment payments violates the Indiana Constitution.
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November 23, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA trial court improperly allowed a videotaped statement by a victim of child molesting into evidence instead of having the
child participate in live direct examination, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today in its reversal of a man’s molesting
convictions.
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November 23, 2010
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has amended the eligibility section of Indiana Trial Rule 79 regarding special judge selection.
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November 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonAugustus Mendenhall, the attorney who attacked an Indiana state representative last year, received a 40-year sentence today
from a Hamilton County judge.
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November 18, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe same day it heard arguments about the dissolution of a Brown County fire district, the Indiana Supreme Court reinstated
the intermediate court’s ruling on the case because of a 2-2 division caused by the recusal of Chief Justice Randall
T. Shepard.
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November 17, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals used common law today to reverse a judgment in favor of a man suing his business partner for
failing to contribute to guarantee payments.
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November 10, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerWhile family law cases can be complicated – especially if children are involved and a case has ended up in front of
a judge after the parties couldn’t come to an agreement on their own through mediation – the issues only get more
complicated when fundamental differences exist between the parties.
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November 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsA Marion Superior judge has lifted a stay on the litigation involving East Chicago’s accounting and use of casino revenue,
allowing the state to proceed with discovery and ask the court to require a for-profit organization to turn over documents
relating to millions in casino revenue.
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November 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe Indiana Court of Appeals today reversed and remanded a jury verdict in favor of medical care providers in a medical-malpractice
case involving a permanent eye injury following laser eye surgery. The appellate court concluded the trial court's evidentiary
and instructional rulings constituted reversible error.
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November 3, 2010
IL StaffThe 11 judges up for retention this year – including five on the Indiana Court of Appeals – will remain on the
bench.
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November 2, 2010
Michael HoskinsHamilton Superior Judge William J. Hughes was arrested for drunk driving last week while vacationing in the Outer Banks of
North Carolina.
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October 29, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals split today on whether a couple’s emotional distress claim constitutes “bodily injury”
under their uninsured motorist coverage.
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October 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsAs the interim legislative calendar wound down to make way for the next Indiana General Assembly session, the Commission on
Courts has made recommendations on new court requests and discussed issues that impact funding and structure of statewide
trial courts.
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October 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsIf ever there was a line of litigation symbolizing a “cornucopia of legal issues,” then it’s the string
of claims against the former Merrillville sinus specialist known as “The Nose Doc.”
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October 27, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerOn their recent visit to Indiana, six delegates from the Ukraine in various legal roles learned how similar and different
their legal system is compared to the justice system in the U.S. by visiting and observing it firsthand.
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October 26, 2010
IBJ StaffA Marion County grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment against OmniSource Corp., accusing the metal recycling powerhouse
of racketeering and receiving stolen property.
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October 22, 2010
IL StaffThe Marion Superior Court’s Juvenile Detention Center is hosting a series of domestic violence workshops today for children
detained in the facility. This is the first time the center has hosted this conference.
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October 21, 2010
IL StaffSt. Joseph Circuit Judge Michael Gotsch Sr. was recognized by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Wednesday for
his work addressing the needs of both children and victims of domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.