December 28, 2012
Dave StaffordA Marion Superior judge had no jurisdiction to enter a judgment against a father stating he owed $27,522 in support to his
children’s mother, because Canadian court documents and other filings should not have been considered, the Court of
Appeals ruled.
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December 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonMarion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced Friday that three people have been arrested in connection with a home explosion
in an Indianapolis suburb that killed two people last month and damaged dozens of homes.
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December 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA Marion County judge ruled in favor of Franklin Township Community School Corp. on a lawsuit filed by parents after the school
contracted its bus transportation services to an outside organization that charged students to ride.
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December 7, 2012
IL StaffMarion Superior Judge Grant Hawkins has ordered the trial for Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer David Bisard moved
from the Indianapolis media market because of publicity surrounding the fatal accident involving the officer in 2010.
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December 5, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Court of Appeals concluded Wednesday that the trial court erred when it required a valid driver’s license or state
identification card as a prerequisite to grant a petition for a name change under Indiana Code 34-28-2, but split over whether
an elderly man can change his name because he’s never had a valid state-issued ID.
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November 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA defendant who argued that a Marion Superior Court should have dismissed a juror after she stood near the defendant and his
attorney briefly during a recess, but should not have replaced the juror who claimed she wasn’t comfortable rendering
a decision, lost before the Court of Appeals Wednesday.
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November 21, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlSalaries in the public sector are causing the criminal justice system to suffer.
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November 2, 2012
Dave StaffordThe way Marion Superior judges are elected is unconstitutional, a suit filed Thursday by Common Cause and the American Civil
Liberties Union of Indiana alleges.
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October 24, 2012
Jennifer NelsonMarion Superior Judge Robyn L. Moberly has been appointed to a 14-year term as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals announced
the appointment Wednesday.
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October 24, 2012
IL StaffSee what attorney has been held in contempt by the Supreme Court.
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October 24, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinMarion County is granting Simon Property Group Inc. a $2.4 million refund, after a tax review board cut the value of two ailing
malls roughly in half.
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October 19, 2012
Dave StaffordA prosecutor improperly presented facts that were not in evidence and inflamed the passions and prejudices of jurors in a
murder trial, but his improper conduct didn’t rise to the level of reversible error, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled
Friday.
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October 18, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA Democratic candidate for state representative for Indiana’s District 100 who was not slated by his party is suing
the Marion County Election Board after the board ordered his election materials seized before the primary election for violating
Ind. Code 3-14-1-2.
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October 16, 2012
Dave StaffordA new set of rules for Marion County’s nine township Small Claims courts will make the forums more transparent and put
important court information online for the first time, according to the judge overseeing reform efforts.
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October 3, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a woman’s motion to correct error and relief from judgment following
a verdict in favor of Clarian Health Partners on her medical malpractice complaint. The court found that Clarian’s counsel
did not commit misconduct by not supplementing the deposition testimony of one of its doctors – a nonparty to the case
– prior to trial.
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October 1, 2012
Jennifer NelsonOne of the two women prosecutors say filed false claims in order to receive money from funds set up for victims of the stage
collapse at the Indiana State Fair in 2011 received a four-year sentence Friday.
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September 27, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe pilot project announced this summer by the Indiana Supreme Court that includes using video transcripts in three trial
courts as the official court record will run through Dec. 31, 2013.
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September 26, 2012
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September 24, 2012
Dave StaffordA trial court erred when it set aside a man’s 2002 guilty plea on a charge of operating a vehicle while a habitual traffic
violator, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
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September 21, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlA sex offender cannot use an ankle monitor as an excuse for failing to update his address on the sex offender registry, the
Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
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September 21, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlAsserting it cannot reweigh evidence, the Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a father’s arguments that the evidence did
not support the extension of a protective order against him.
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September 14, 2012
Jennifer NelsonTwo former inmates who filed a class action lawsuit against the company that runs the Marion County Correctional Center couldn’t
convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that the court should rule in their favor. The men claimed the jail provided inadequate
medical care and inhumane living conditions.
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September 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe blood of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of driving drunk and killing one motorcyclist
and injuring two others should be allowed at his trial for reckless homicide and other alcohol-related charges, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday morning on interlocutory appeal.
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September 11, 2012
Dave StaffordAn award of post-judgment interest paid by a losing party does not include the time a court takes in tallying the bill, the
Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
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September 4, 2012
Dave StaffordMore reforms that could address “forum shopping” in Marion County Small Claims courts will be undertaken this
month, the judge presiding over a review of township court operations said.
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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.