Courts
Outside accounting ordered in LLC dissolution
February 16, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a judgment in favor of one of the owners of a dissolved LLC, finding the trial court
erred when it entered judgment against the other owner personally without ordering an outside accounting of the company's
finances.
MoreHouse passes St. Joseph judicial election bill
February 13, 2009
Michael HoskinsIn a historically notable vote, the Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill that would elect St. Joseph Superior judges
rather than stick with a merit-selection and retention system in place for 35 years.
MoreBill: Legal aid services can assess indigency
February 13, 2009
Michael HoskinsIndiana lawmakers want the state's legal aid and pro bono programs to have one less hurdle to navigate through when representing
indigent clients, agreeing that there's no need to always tie up court time in establishing indigency.
MoreOpinion examines history of Fireman's Rule
February 13, 2009
Jennifer NelsonAfter delving into the history of caselaw involving Indiana's Fireman's Rule, the Indiana Court of Appeals determined
a couple's complaint against an Indianapolis strip club is barred by the rule.
MoreCourt upholds sentence-reduction denial
February 12, 2009
Jennifer MehalikEven though a defendant may be eligible for a sentence reduction under new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines, it is up to
the District Court's discretion to grant a reduced sentence, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today.
MoreOrder that law firm pay attorney fees reversed
February 12, 2009
Jennifer MehalikThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed today an order awarding attorneys fees based on the actions of an Indianapolis law firm
in a dispute involving the dissolution of another firm, finding the record didn't provide any insight into why the trial
court granted the award.
MoreJudges disagree on if remand is necessary
February 11, 2009
Jennifer MehalikThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a trial court's grant of an ex-wife's petition for additional relief
for funds, finding the trial court didn't hear evidence on certain "critical" factors. The judges on appeal
didn't agree as to whether the case should be remanded.
MoreCourt: ALJ's ruling had several errors
February 11, 2009
Jennifer MehalikFinding an administrative law judge's decision to deny a woman's claim for disability benefits contained several significant
errors, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the District Court's affirmation of the denial and remanded the case
to the Social Security Administration.
MoreLake County fee bill moves forward
February 10, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe House Judiciary Committee met this morning to consider five bills that included assessing a $10 fee for Lake County court
filings, which would be used to fund a consolidated judicial center.
MoreCourt rules on upward sentence revision
February 10, 2009
Jennifer MehalikThe Indiana Supreme Court held today that appellate courts have the authority to increase a sentence on appeal, but the state
can't initiate or cross-appeal review of the sentence and can't ask for a greater sentence if the defendant doesn't
initiate an appeal.
MoreJudge named chairman of alcohol commission
February 10, 2009
IL StaffA longtime Wayne County judge has been appointed the new chairman of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.
MoreJudge allows class action in hail damage suit
February 9, 2009
Jennifer MehalikA U.S. District judge is allowing certain State Farm insurance policy holders to proceed in a class action suit against the
company as a result of how the insurer handled roof claims following a 2006 hail storm in central Indiana.
MoreSCOTUS asked to take Indiana wine case
February 9, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States is being asked to consider the constitutionality of Indiana's wine shipping law,
which requires in-person contact before any direct delivery is allowed.
MoreCourts celebrate Black History Month
February 9, 2009
Rebecca BerfangerThe chair of the Department of Africana Studies and associate professor of history at Notre Dame University will speak to
children and the general public in a lecture titled "Forging the Children of the Sun: The Human Spirit and Jim Crow,"
a Black History Month program Feb. 20 at the Federal Courthouse in Indianapolis.
MoreWoman didn't prove she should get new trial
February 6, 2009
Jennifer NelsonFinding a defendant didn't meet her burden of proving her newly discovered evidence claim, the Indiana Court of Appeals
today upheld the denial of her petition for post-conviction relief.
MoreCOA rules on negligence claims in library case
February 6, 2009
Jennifer Nelsonhe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment today in favor of engineering and construction companies in a lawsuit
filed by a central Indiana library, finding the economic-loss doctrine bars the library's negligence claims against the
companies.
MoreSt. Joseph judicial election bill out of committee
February 5, 2009
IL StaffThe bill requiring the non-partisan election of Superior Court judges in St. Joseph County has made it out of committee.
MoreCOA: Statements not made in illegal detention
February 5, 2009
Jennifer MehalikThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a defendant's motion to suppress statements given to authorities while
detained, finding he was legally detained because police already had probable cause to arrest him.
MoreJustices split in granting transfer
February 4, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court was split in its decision to deny transfer in a case in which a defendant claimed misconduct by
the prosecutor when he read a poem about drugs during voir dire.
MoreSnow closes Porter, LaPorte courts
February 4, 2009
IL StaffThe Porter and LaPorte county courts were closed today after the area received more than a foot of lake-effect snow. Starke,
Pulaski, and St. Joseph counties reported no closings or delays today because of the weather.
MoreLetter not covered by attorney-client privilege
February 4, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA Southern District magistrate judge has decided a letter between the city of Madison's mayor and city attorney isn't
protected by attorney-client privilege in a civil action seeking damages over strip searches of three women.
MoreCourt: Church program at school should end
February 4, 2009
Michael HoskinsA church-owned religious education program held on school grounds in Huntington County should be terminated because it violates
the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, a federal magistrate has ruled.
MoreMan's claims against officers can proceed
February 3, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of police officers in a man's civil suit, finding
the man may have Fourth and Fifth Amendment claims against them.
MoreAttorney's kidnapper nets 60-year sentence
February 3, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe man who abducted his attorney in July 2008 has been sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.
MoreHigh court grants 2 transfers
February 2, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to two cases Jan. 29, one involving statements given to police and the other whether
a man's trial counsel was ineffective.
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May 24, 2013 Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Judy Holcomb, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louise Cochran, deceased - 5/24/13
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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.