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Bankruptcy filings drop
August 5, 2011
IL StaffThe number of people filing for bankruptcy around the United States has decreased as compared to the same time last year,
according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
MoreSouth Bend attorney pleads guilty to fraud charges
August 1, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA northern Indiana attorney accused of aiding and abetting mail and wire fraud has pleaded guilty to all 13 counts listed
in an information filed Monday.
More7th Circuit judge grants prisoner’s request for certificate of appealability
August 1, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn Indiana prisoner’s request for a certificate of appealability has been granted by a 7th Circuit judge who found the
man’s application set forth a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
MoreJudge approves proposed settlement agreement
July 22, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has approved a proposed settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit against the Indiana Family and Social
Services Administration alleging that an agency policy that doesn’t allow certain Medicaid waiver enrollees to apply
for services other than what’s been approved by their case manager is in violation of federal Medicaid law.
More7th Circuit finds remand to be unreviewable
July 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals looked at the issues of removal and remand in the context of bankruptcy in a case July 21
and found the bankruptcy court’s decision to remand a case to state court is unreviewable.
MoreIndiana man takes lawyer-admission case to 7th Circuit
July 20, 2011
Michael HoskinsA Fort Wayne man who claims he’s being prevented from becoming an Indiana attorney because of his religious beliefs
is asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to decide whether a lower federal court properly dismissed his case.
MoreSCOTUS asked to hear stun-belt case
July 20, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhen the Supreme Court of the United States returns for its new term beginning in October, Indiana will likely learn whether
the high court will hear a case relating to a stun-belt restraint used here during a convicted murder’s trial.
MoreJudge blocks Medicaid fee cut to pharmacies
July 11, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis has temporarily blocked the state from cutting the fees it pays to pharmacists for dispensing
Medicaid prescriptions.
MoreVideo game maker wins IP suit
July 6, 2011
Michael HoskinsU.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson shot down a lawsuit brought by heirs of bank robber John Dillinger that challenges
how his name is used in video games based on the movie “The Godfather.”
MorePharmacy group sues over state's Medicaid fee cut
July 5, 2011
Michael HoskinsA non-profit group for local pharmacies statewide is suing the state’s Medicaid office in federal court, attempting
to block cuts to the fees given to local pharmacies participating in the Medicaid program.
MorePermanent retroactivity applied to crack-cocaine sentence reductions
July 1, 2011
Michael HoskinsThousands of federal inmates nationally and more than 200 from Indiana could get time shaved off their prison terms for crack-cocaine
convictions, after the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to make reductions retroactive starting later this year.
MoreAttorney general appealing Planned Parenthood decision
June 29, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed a notice of appeal regarding the recent decision by U.S. Judge Tanya Walton
Pratt to halt enforcement of a new law which withholds funding from abortion providers.
MoreJudges halt enforcement of challenged laws
June 27, 2011
Jennifer NelsonTwo federal judges issued preliminary injunctions June 24 preventing parts of two new controversial laws regarding immigration
and funding of Planned Parenthood of Indiana from being enforced.
More7th Circuit sends Corcoran case back to trial court
June 23, 2011
Jennifer NelsonFollowing a remand from the United States Supreme Court in late 2010, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals admitted it made mistakes
in its recent decision involving a convicted murderer’s appeal and sent the case to the District Court to address habeas
relief claims.
MoreSouthern District magistrate up for reappointment
June 22, 2011
IL StaffThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is seeking comment as to whether Magistrate Judge William G.
Hussmann Jr. should be recommended for reappointment. The current term of Magistrate Hussmann, who works in the Evansville
Division, expires April 3, 2012.
MoreJudge: video games don't infringe on Dillinger trademark
June 17, 2011
Cory SchoutenA federal judge has shot down a lawsuit brought by heirs of notorious bank robber John Dillinger over the depiction of the
Dillinger name in video games based on the classic movie "The Godfather."
More7th Circuit dismisses law suit over bar exam
June 13, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an Indiana man’s suit in which he claims he should be able to sit for
the bar exam even if he didn’t go to law school. The federal appellate court dismissed it for failure to timely pay
the required docketing fee.
MoreBankruptcy judge reappointed to 14-year term
June 10, 2011
IL StaffThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reappointed Bankruptcy Judge Anthony J. Metz III in the U.S. District Court’s Southern
District of Indiana to another 14-year term when his current term ends Nov. 14, 2011.
More7th Circuit affirms ruling against former jail nurses
June 9, 2011
Jennifer NelsonIn a discrimination and hostile work environment case, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded for the first time that
displays of confederate flags in the workplace may support a hostile work environment claim. However, the judges agreed with
the District Court that several African-American nurses formerly employed by a Marion County jail could not support their
legal claims.
MoreClosing Indiana's largest MDL line
June 8, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe final case in the Bridgestone/Firestone multi-district litigation has come to a close in the Southern District of Indiana,
putting an end to a line of litigation that began more than a decade ago.
MoreState trooper sues after incident with city officer
June 6, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana State Police detective involved in a physical confrontation with an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police deputy chief
in August 2010 in the deputy chief’s office has filed a lawsuit claiming false arrest and assault and battery.
MoreOfficials weigh-in on ACLU immigration lawsuit
May 26, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe governor has no comment on a class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday regarding Senate Enrolled Act 590, said Jane Jankowski,
spokeswoman for Gov. Mitch Daniels. The suit – filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana – aims to
prevent two components of the immigration legislation from becoming law on July 1.
MoreSouthern District lobby hours changing
May 26, 2011
IL StaffThe lobby hours for the clerk’s offices in the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District
of Indiana will be different beginning July 1. Both clerk’s lobby hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These changes
are applicable to all divisions in the Southern District.
MoreACLU of Indiana files suit against immigration legislation
May 25, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court's Southern District
of Indiana, challenging the wording of a new Indiana law designed to curb illegal immigration.
MoreBankruptcy courts amend local rules, seek comment
May 25, 2011
IL StaffThe United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Indiana has amended several local rules. In the Northern District,
the Bankruptcy Court seeks comment on a proposed rule change.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.