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Appeals court upholds seizure, transfer of suspected drug money
May 21, 2012
Dave StaffordA man who challenged the seizure of $25,000 in suspected drug money and its transfer to federal authorities lost his appeal,
but the Indiana Court of Appeals was troubled by the state’s failure to provide him notice of the request for the transfer.
MorePlaintiffs fail to prove claim that Zimmer misrepresented information
May 21, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryTwo pension funds that own shares of Zimmer Holdings Inc. were unable to prove that Zimmer defrauded its investors by suppressing
information, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreBankruptcy court seeks applicants for 2 positions
May 21, 2012
Dave StaffordApplications are being accepted through June 22 for two bankruptcy judge positions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Indiana.
More7th Circuit affirms lower court in appeal over firing
May 21, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a bank did not violate a woman’s rights by terminating her employment
because of her husband’s immigration status.
MoreJustices vacate review of voided tax warrants in 'puppy mill' case
May 18, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated an order granting review in a case that concluded tax agencies and the Indiana
attorney general’s office overstepped their authority by issuing jeopardy tax warrants to seize animals from an alleged
puppy mill in Harrison County.
MoreISBA presents business school for lawyers
May 18, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana State Bar Association has partnered with Butler University’s College of Business, Executive Education Office,
to offer Business School for Lawyers beginning in August.
MoreCourt holds order is not a final action
May 18, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from a father, holding that an order regarding an adoption petition is
not a final judgment.
MoreBar foundation names 2012 fellows
May 18, 2012
IL StaffThe Fellows of the Indiana Bar Foundation will induct 33 new members at its Fellows Dinner and Annual Meeting July 20 in French
Lick, Ind.
More2 named to Board of Law Examiners
May 18, 2012
IL StaffTwo new members have been appointed to serve on the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners, according to an order signed May
4 by Chief Justice Brent Dickson.
MoreJustices deny rehearing in state back-pay case
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThree of the five Indiana Supreme Court justices declined to reconsider their decision to cut the amount of back pay certain
state employees could receive.
MoreJudges uphold revocation of probation
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the revocation of a man’s probation after he admitted a violation to the judge
at his hearing on petition to revoke.
MoreMan not prejudiced by lawyer's failure to advise about deportation
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA defendant’s trial counsel was deficient by not advising his client about the risk of deportation following a guilty
plea, but the defendant wasn’t prejudiced by the performance, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded.
MoreNo error in admitting testimony of domestic violence expert
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the admission of testimony by a domestic violence expert at trial did not violate
four of Indiana’s evidence rules, as the defendant argued.
MoreDNA swab of juvenile is not fundamental error
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found police acted improperly in swabbing a teen’s penis to obtain DNA evidence and that
the trial court erred in admitting this test into evidence, but that the error was harmless.
MoreCourt affirms permit to build new wastewater treatment plant
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s decision to issue a permit to the city of Hobart to operate a new
wastewater treatment plant was not arbitrary, capricious or otherwise contrary to law, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreJudges uphold convictions of invasion of privacy
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIn a combined appeal, the Indiana Court of Appeals found Marion County was the proper venue to try a defendant’s invasion
of privacy charges. Dewayne Jones claimed prosecutors couldn’t prove his victims were in Marion County when he called
them, a violation of a no-contact order.
MoreIndiana receives settlement from Sketchers for false claims about shoe benefits
May 17, 2012
IL StaffIndiana will receive more than $105,000 from Sketchers USA from a settlement for falsely claiming some of its shoes could
help consumers lose weight and tone up.
MoreCommission names 5 COA semifinalists
May 16, 2012
IL StaffAfter a day of interviews, the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission has picked the five people who remain in the running
to become a Court of Appeals judge.
MoreSJCBA collects business clothes for Goodwill
May 16, 2012
IL StaffAfter a month of collecting used business wear, the New Lawyer Committee of the St. Joseph County Bar Association has more
than 1,000 suits, shirts, shoes and other items to donate to Goodwill.
MorePanel to choose appeals court semifinalists
May 16, 2012
Dave StaffordFourteen candidates for an Indiana Court of Appeals vacancy are being interviewed Wednesday, seven of whom are expected to
make the initial cut this afternoon.
MoreDickson named chief justice as court faces ‘upheaval’
May 15, 2012
Dave StaffordBrent E. Dickson was selected Indiana chief justice Tuesday after his Supreme Court colleagues unanimously said he embodied
the leadership qualities needed during a period of transition.
MoreBankruptcy court issues order on maximum fee for Chapter 13 cases
May 15, 2012
IL StaffThe United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana Chief Bankruptcy Judge Anthony J. Metz III signed an order
Tuesday changing the maximum fee allowable under Local Rule B-2016-1(b).
MoreAttorney general sues home loan modification companies
May 15, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed five lawsuits against companies around the country he claims have scammed
Hoosiers trying to keep their homes. Since 2006, the AG’s office has filed 110 suits against foreclosure consultant
companies.
MoreDickson selected as chief justice
May 15, 2012
IL StaffActing Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson has been selected by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission to be chief justice.
MoreJustices accept case that divided COA on state's abilty to appeal
May 14, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has taken a case in which the state appealed the grant of a motion to correct error. A split Indiana
Court of Appeals concluded that the state could only appeal a denial of a motion to correct error.
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G. Michael Witte letter states he's suspended for three years. The case that got him suspended is identical to my estate case, including havin the Late Judge Deiter recuse himself because Newman had a conflict of interest with the judge. His Modus Operandi is nearly identical.
SIGNED BY G. MICHAEL WITTE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY INDIANA SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DATED MAY 17, 2012.
Your 6th complaint against Lawrence T. Newman filed on 4/12/2012. On 1/31/12, the Indiana Supreme Court entered an order suspending Lawrence T. Newman’s law license for a period of three years. More important, even after three years, Lawrence Todd Newman will not get his license back unless and until he goes through a separate proceeding to prove that he is fit to practice law. This is not an easy process, and the burden is upon Lawrence T. Newman to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he is fit to return to practice.
Because of the length of Lawrence T. Newman’s license suspension and the fact he may never succeed in getting his law license reinstated, we are not opening an investigation file at this time.
Should Lawrence T. Newman seek reinstatement in the future, we will open your file and ask Lawrence T. Newman to address your grievance as part of his burden of proving fitness. We have attempted to notify Lawrence T. Newman that this will be required of him.
It may disappoint you to hear that we will be doing nothing on your grievance at this time. However, the most our office can ever accomplish is to take away a lawyer’s license to practice law. We have already done that, albeit as a result of misconduct in cases other than your own. It makes better sense for our office to focus its limited resources on cases where the lawyers are still actively practicing law.
Is there any justice in the Marion County Superior Court Civil Division? I am the unfortunate victim of a retaliatory lawsuit brought by Lawrence Todd Newman, the attorney from an estate case on which I worked as a unsupervised personal representative in 2006. The contract agreement for that case stated that the estate would be responsible for all attorney fees, but Newman refused to close the nearly insolvent estate when my duties were complete and his fees were paid. Instead, he tried to extort additional attorney fees from me by keeping the case open to address a wrongful death claim, despite the estate’s heir’s lack of interest in pursuing it and an expert doctor’s opinion that it would not be worth doing so. He also knowingly deceived me into believing that a “closing statement” was needed to close the estate, even though this requirement had actually been waived by the estate’s heir. The heir’s attorney filed a motion to have Newman removed from the case. After the court closed the probate case with prejudice (barred from further litigation) Newman illegally re-opened the case in another courtroom.
As a result of complaints filed against him for these and similar actions, Newman has been suspended from practicing law for 18 months by the Indiana Disciplinary Commission. In retaliation, he has filed suit against me demanding additional attorney fees for the 2006 estate case, despite the fact that I made no agreement stating that I would pay any fees from my own assets on behalf of the estate. This lawsuit violates the rules of ethics, due process of law, and equal protection of law. Newman has been allowed to file ridiculous pleadings at an alarming rate and has been supported by a biased court system. Judge Carroll refuses to recuse himself from the case despite the fact that, by his own admission, he intends to grant Newman sanctions regardless of the evidence. When my former counsel discovered that the previous judge on the case, Judge Sosin, was a long-time close friend of Newman’s family, Judge Carroll commented for the record during a hearing that Judge Sosin in so many words “he finds the door “was weak for recusing himself from the case as a result of this obvious conflict of interest.
This case is a public policy issue. Statutes put in place to protect unsupervised personal representatives in probate matters are being ignored. This case will affect thousands of individuals involved in probating and the personal representation of estates. Justice cannot possibly be served as long as a biased judge is allowed to defend a “vexatious litigant,” as Newman has been described by Judge Logan in Bradenton, Florida court. If there is any justice in the Marion County Superior Court Civil Division, this case against me will be dismissed with prejudice.
Every affront to decency and every style adopted by criminals is not per se a constituttional violation. Only fools believe or espouse that.
This was an unnecessary change in law, a needless fiddling with a tax that impacted very very few hoosiers, but one that erodes a tax base benefitting very many hoosiers. Just because some people wanted to chalk up a "tax cut" on their legislative brag-list, and didnt give a fig about replacing the revenue any other way. Really stupid. I am a republican my whole life and this just shames me like hell. I have to use a fake name over this because I know my fellow republicans are all brain washed over tax cutting too.