U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Appeals court: Federal judge should decide on state law claims
August 15, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has sent a case back to an Indianapolis judge, saying she didn’t properly weigh whether
the case should be prolonged on remand to Hamilton Superior Court instead of her deciding on the issues that have already
been fleshed out in federal court during the past year and a half.
MoreVolunteers needed for pilot program
August 11, 2011
IL StaffThe United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana is looking for law offices and firms to volunteer for an electronic
civil case opening pilot program. Electronic civil case opening lets attorneys file new civil and miscellaneous cases via
the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system instead of in paper form at the clerk’s office.
MoreLawyer can argue for cost-of-living adjustment for increased fees
August 5, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that an attorney that successfully represented a client in a Social Security
disability benefits suit should be allowed to make a request for a cost-of-living adjustment that would exceed the maximum
$125 per hour that can be awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
MoreBankruptcy filings drop
August 5, 2011
IL StaffThe number of people filing for bankruptcy around the United States has decreased as compared to the same time last year,
according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
More7th Circuit judge grants prisoner’s request for certificate of appealability
August 1, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn Indiana prisoner’s request for a certificate of appealability has been granted by a 7th Circuit judge who found the
man’s application set forth a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
MoreJudge approves proposed settlement agreement
July 22, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has approved a proposed settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit against the Indiana Family and Social
Services Administration alleging that an agency policy that doesn’t allow certain Medicaid waiver enrollees to apply
for services other than what’s been approved by their case manager is in violation of federal Medicaid law.
More7th Circuit finds remand to be unreviewable
July 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals looked at the issues of removal and remand in the context of bankruptcy in a case July 21
and found the bankruptcy court’s decision to remand a case to state court is unreviewable.
MoreJudge blocks Medicaid fee cut to pharmacies
July 11, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis has temporarily blocked the state from cutting the fees it pays to pharmacists for dispensing
Medicaid prescriptions.
MorePharmacy group sues over state's Medicaid fee cut
July 5, 2011
Michael HoskinsA non-profit group for local pharmacies statewide is suing the state’s Medicaid office in federal court, attempting
to block cuts to the fees given to local pharmacies participating in the Medicaid program.
MorePermanent retroactivity applied to crack-cocaine sentence reductions
July 1, 2011
Michael HoskinsThousands of federal inmates nationally and more than 200 from Indiana could get time shaved off their prison terms for crack-cocaine
convictions, after the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to make reductions retroactive starting later this year.
MoreAttorney general appealing Planned Parenthood decision
June 29, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed a notice of appeal regarding the recent decision by U.S. Judge Tanya Walton
Pratt to halt enforcement of a new law which withholds funding from abortion providers.
MoreJudges halt enforcement of challenged laws
June 27, 2011
Jennifer NelsonTwo federal judges issued preliminary injunctions June 24 preventing parts of two new controversial laws regarding immigration
and funding of Planned Parenthood of Indiana from being enforced.
MoreSouthern District magistrate up for reappointment
June 22, 2011
IL StaffThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is seeking comment as to whether Magistrate Judge William G.
Hussmann Jr. should be recommended for reappointment. The current term of Magistrate Hussmann, who works in the Evansville
Division, expires April 3, 2012.
MoreJudge: video games don't infringe on Dillinger trademark
June 17, 2011
Cory SchoutenA federal judge has shot down a lawsuit brought by heirs of notorious bank robber John Dillinger over the depiction of the
Dillinger name in video games based on the classic movie "The Godfather."
MoreFederal judge decertifies class in hail-damage suit
June 15, 2011
Jennifer NelsonOn order from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, an Indiana judge has decertified the class in a lawsuit against State Farm
following a 2006 hail storm in central Indiana.
More7th Circuit dismisses law suit over bar exam
June 13, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an Indiana man’s suit in which he claims he should be able to sit for
the bar exam even if he didn’t go to law school. The federal appellate court dismissed it for failure to timely pay
the required docketing fee.
MoreBankruptcy judge reappointed to 14-year term
June 10, 2011
IL StaffThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reappointed Bankruptcy Judge Anthony J. Metz III in the U.S. District Court’s Southern
District of Indiana to another 14-year term when his current term ends Nov. 14, 2011.
MoreSouthern District lobby hours changing
June 8, 2011
IL StaffThe lobby hours for the clerks’ offices in the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District
of Indiana will be different beginning July 1.
MoreClosing Indiana's largest MDL line
June 8, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe final case in the Bridgestone/Firestone multi-district litigation has come to a close in the Southern District of Indiana,
putting an end to a line of litigation that began more than a decade ago.
MoreState trooper sues after incident with city officer
June 6, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana State Police detective involved in a physical confrontation with an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police deputy chief
in August 2010 in the deputy chief’s office has filed a lawsuit claiming false arrest and assault and battery.
MoreOfficials weigh-in on ACLU immigration lawsuit
May 26, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe governor has no comment on a class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday regarding Senate Enrolled Act 590, said Jane Jankowski,
spokeswoman for Gov. Mitch Daniels. The suit – filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana – aims to
prevent two components of the immigration legislation from becoming law on July 1.
MoreSouthern District lobby hours changing
May 26, 2011
IL StaffThe lobby hours for the clerk’s offices in the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District
of Indiana will be different beginning July 1. Both clerk’s lobby hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These changes
are applicable to all divisions in the Southern District.
MoreACLU of Indiana files suit against immigration legislation
May 25, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court's Southern District
of Indiana, challenging the wording of a new Indiana law designed to curb illegal immigration.
MoreBankruptcy courts amend local rules, seek comment
May 25, 2011
IL StaffThe United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Indiana has amended several local rules. In the Northern District,
the Bankruptcy Court seeks comment on a proposed rule change.
MoreFederal magistrate ready for the bench
May 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana officially has its newest magistrate.
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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.