March 22, 2013
Dave StaffordA federal judge has ruled that Marion County collections cases need not be filed in the township where a defendant lives or
a contract was signed, a key ruling regarding a practice criticized as “forum shopping.”
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September 28, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe state is not able to prevent out-of-state entities from placing political calls to residents within Indiana because of
an existing federal law, according to a federal judge’s ruling on Indiana’s auto-dialer statute.
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April 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe National Collegiate Athletic Association’s ticket-distribution plan for championship games doesn’t constitute
a “lottery” under Indiana law, the Indiana Supreme Court decided Thursday. The issue was before the justices as
certified questions from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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March 11, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether several Indiana school corporations discriminate against girls’
basketball teams by scheduling more of their games on weeknights as compared to the boys’ basketball games.
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March 2, 2011
IL StaffU.S. Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore received his robe and took the official oath of office on Feb. 25 at an investiture
ceremony in the Birch Bayh Federal Building in Indianapolis.
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February 14, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the class certification granted by the District Court in a suit brought by unsatisfied
homeowners following a 2006 hailstorm in central Indiana.
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January 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis wants the Indiana Supreme Court to decide whether the term “infamous crime” as
used in the state constitution applies to misdemeanors and can be used to keep those convicts from voting.
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October 7, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has ruled that 14 school corporations haven’t discriminated against girls’ basketball teams by
scheduling more of their games on weeknights instead of weekends as compared to boys’ basketball games.
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August 2, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has found that exotic dancers at an Indianapolis club are employees, not independent contractors as the club
owner argued.
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March 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA lawsuit against the Marion Superior traffic court over fees has been moved back to state court.
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March 4, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has certified a convicted sex offender's suit against the Indiana Department of Correction as a class
action. The plaintiff claims registrants have no procedure to correct errors on the sex and violent offender registry.
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February 1, 2010
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis-based federal judge wants to know more before he decides whether a student chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union of Indiana has standing to seek class certification in a lawsuit against the Indiana Board of Law Examiners.
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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.
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January 8, 2009
Jennifer NelsonAnyone who danced in the past three years at one Indianapolis strip club embroiled in a lawsuit over minimum wage may be able
to collect on unpaid wages, ruled a District Court judge Wednesday.
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September 11, 2008
IL StaffHon. William T. Lawrence, the newest judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, will be formally
sworn in tomorrow at the federal courthouse in Indianapolis.
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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.