Lake County
Justices block Schiralli’s Lake County bench transfer
May 17, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court blocked the transfer of a judge who sought to replace former Lake Superior Juvenile Court Judge
Mary Beth Bonaventura after her appointment to head the Department of Child Services.
MoreFather’s testimony at molestation trial not fundamental error
May 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a Lake County man’s conviction of Class C felony child molesting, rejecting the
defendant’s claims that some of the victim’s father’s testimony at trial resulted in fundamental error.
MoreSullivan: Mediation between Lake County judges, magistrates fails
May 9, 2013
IL StaffMediation ordered by the Indiana Supreme Court failed to settle a dispute among Lake County judges over a juvenile court vacancy,
according to a report filed Wednesday by the former justice who tried to resolve the matter.
MoreDrug court road trip to make northern Indiana stops
May 3, 2013
IL StaffA national tour highlighting the successes of drug courts and other problem-solving courts will make stops at two northern
Indiana drug courts this month.
MoreWomen Lawyers Association to honor Rush, female jurists
April 24, 2013
IL StaffThe Lake County-based Women Lawyers Association will pay tribute to Indiana Justice Loretta Rush, the state’s second
female justice, during a reception next month.
MoreLake County bench brawl
April 10, 2013
Dave StaffordMediation is ordered as the fight over Bonaventura vacancy goes public and exposes strife.
MoreLake County murder conviction affirmed
April 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Lake Superior trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to give an accused murderer’s proposed jury instruction
regarding the presumption of innocence, the Indiana Court of Appeals held.
MoreDisciplinary commission seeks suspension of former clerk’s law license
April 3, 2013
IL StaffMore than a month after former Lake County clerk Thomas R. Philpot was sentenced to serve 18 months for theft and mail fraud
convictions, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has requested his law license be suspended by the Supreme Court.
MoreSullivan to mediate Lake Superior judge dispute
April 1, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Justice Frank Sullivan will mediate a dispute over a Lake Superior Court judgeship vacancy, the Indiana Supreme Court
ordered Monday.
MoreJudges reduce sentence due to ineffective trial counsel
March 27, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals Wednesday ordered a Lake Superior court to resentence a man to 23 years for his convictions stemming
from a drunken-driving accident that killed another man. Joseph Scott’s trial attorney was ineffective because he failed
to inform Scott of the correct maximum sentence he could face.
MoreLake County judge pro tem appointed to fill Bonaventura vacancy
March 25, 2013
Dave StaffordSenior Judge Thomas W. Webber Sr. was appointed a judge pro tem late Friday as the Indiana Supreme Court intervened further
in a controversy over who will be the next judge of the Lake Superior Court Juvenile Division.
MoreSupreme Court blocks Lake Superior judge’s transfer bid
March 21, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon issued an emergency order preventing a Lake County judge from taking over
the vacancy created when a fellow judge was tapped to lead the Department of Child Services.
MoreCedar Lake allowed to dissolve Parks Department, board
March 21, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Lake Superior judge erred when she used Dillon’s Rule to determine the scope of the town of Cedar Lake’s legal
authority to dissolve its park board and Parks Department, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The proper legal inquiry
is based on the state’s Home Rule Act.
MoreCOA affirms Pennsylvania proper forum for complaint
March 18, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a producer of limestone and other products must file its complaint for indemnification
in Pennsylvania based on its contract with a trucking company, and not Lake County, Ind.
MoreLake County man warned against disparaging bench
March 8, 2013
Dave StaffordA Lake County man with a history of filing unsupported allegations and derogatory comments in pleadings was rebuffed on his
latest appearance before the Indiana Court of Appeals, which warned him against disparaging the bench.
MoreCOA: Court properly denied instruction on innocence
March 5, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA Lake Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in denying a jury instruction on the presumption of innocence submitted
by a man on trial for murder and neglect of a dependent, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
MoreFormer Lake County clerk Philpot sentenced
February 25, 2013
IL StaffA former Lake County clerk convicted of felony theft and mail fraud in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
will serve an 18-month sentence and pay a fine of $10,000.
MoreGovernor appoints Bonaventura as DCS head
January 31, 2013
IL StaffGov. Mike Pence named Lake Superior Juvenile Senior Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura as director of the Department of Child Services
Wednesday.
MoreLake County leadership makes strides
January 30, 2013
Dave StaffordMichael Jasaitis gives his family effusive praise for instilling the values that propelled him to the presidency of the Lake
County Bar Association. But competitive collegiate Nintendo also might have helped.
MoreLake Superior judge to be honored for service at MLK event
January 16, 2013
Jennifer NelsonGov. Mike Pence will recognize four people for their service and commitment to the community, including Lake Superior Judge
Calvin D. Hawkins, at an event honoring the life and works of Martin Luther King Jr. Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Indiana
Statehouse.
MoreBuilder allowed to foreclose on lien
December 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found a Lake Superior judge erred in denying a construction company’s request to foreclose
on a mechanic’s lien after the client withheld a final payment, claiming faulty work.
MoreLake County judge: RTW suit may proceed
October 19, 2012
IL StaffA challenge to Indiana’s right-to-work law will proceed after a Lake County judge this week rejected the state’s
request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by United Steelworkers.
MoreJudges reaffirm 2 Weinberger patients’ psychological evaluations
October 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIn reaffirming a Lake Superior Court decision that granted former doctor Mark Weinberger’s motion that two men suing
him undergo psychological examinations, the Indiana Court of Appeals clarified that there is no requirement that a trial court
must compel an involuntary psychiatric evaluation when faced with similar facts and circumstances as in the instant cases.
MoreAppeals court upholds judgment for mortgage company
September 11, 2012
Dave StaffordA Lake County trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the lender in a foreclosure case was affirmed Tuesday by the
Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreAppeals court sends dissolution lawsuit back to trial court
August 14, 2012
Dave StaffordThe dissolution of a family-owned limited partnership was remanded to a Lake County court Tuesday after the Indiana Court
of Appeals ruled that the trial court erred in allowing some of the partners to pursue a derivative action.
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
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.