U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Attorney can't sue using pseudonym
December 1, 2008
Jennifer NelsonA Northern District magistrate judge has again denied an attorney's motion to proceed with a lawsuit under a pseudonym,
finding the type of injury the attorney may suffer as a result of suit doesn't rise to the level to justify anonymity.
MoreFederal court dismisses suit against judge
October 30, 2008
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against an Allen Circuit judge because the judge was entitled to judicial immunity
in a suit filed by a pro se plaintiff disgruntled about a small claims ruling.
MoreAttorney faces charges of mail, wire fraud
October 22, 2008
Jennifer NelsonA federal grand jury in Hammond has indicted a Schererville attorney with two counts of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud
after being accused of stealing money from two clients.
MoreNorthern District amends magistrate local rule
October 1, 2008
IL StaffThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has amended its Local Rule 72.1 - Authority of United
States Magistrate Judges.
MoreJudge allows transgender suit to proceed
September 26, 2008
Michael HoskinsA transgender former high school student who was barred from his senior prom in Gary because he was wearing a pink dress for
the occasion will have his day in court.
MoreJudge clears way for $4.5 million settlement
September 5, 2008
Jennifer NelsonA U.S. District magistrate judge granted a joint motion Sept. 2 to vacate a jury verdict in favor of a man wrongfully imprisoned
for rape, allowing a settlement reached between the man and the city of Hammond to be approved.
MoreFormer Schererville judge sentenced
July 23, 2008
Michael HoskinsA former judge in Lake County received a 15-month federal prison sentence on Thursday, four years after being indicted for
extortion and fraud, and two years after she pleaded guilty to getting kickbacks from more than 1,000 defendants that she'd
sentenced to driving school and counseling classes she secretly owned and personally profited from.
MoreCourt orders lawyer to prove suit not frivolous
September 20, 2007
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the orders of the District Court to grant summary judgment to defendants and
also ordered the plaintiff's attorney to show cause why he shouldn't be sanctioned for filing a "frivolous" appeal.
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Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!