U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Court history symposium Nov. 6
October 26, 2009
IL StaffThe second annual CLE forum "Court History Symposium: Court History and History in the Making" will feature Elizabeth
Monroe, who will discuss federal territorial materials and what they reveal about the early practice of law in Indiana; Indiana
Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard; and a judicial roundtable of judges from the Southern District.
MoreCourt to take landlord-tenant insurance query
October 9, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted a certified question from a federal judge, and will now consider a state law issue
that it hasn't before: whether a tenant is considered a co-insured under a landlord's fire insurance policy if there's
no express agreement saying otherwise.
MoreLawsuit alleges city violated Fair Housing Act
October 1, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe United States has filed a lawsuit against the city of Columbus accusing it of violating the Fair Housing Act because it
refused to grant a permit to a nonprofit group that wanted to operate a group home for men recovering from drug and alcohol
addiction.
MoreCity agrees to comply with Clean Water Act
September 18, 2009
Jennifer NelsonFaced with hefty fines of more than $27,000 a day for violating the federal Clean Water Act, the city of Jeffersonville has
reached a settlement with the federal and Indiana governments, the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
MoreLawmaker wants additional judge for Indiana
September 10, 2009
Michael HoskinsA bill proposed this week would add a new federal judgeship to the Southern District of Indiana, a recommendation that's
been pitched for years but has failed to garner enough legislative support.
MoreCourt rules on adult-business ordinance
September 4, 2009
Jennifer NelsonSix years after the city of Indianapolis amended its adult-business ordinances, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered
the District Court to hold an evidentiary hearing on whether the restricted hours in the new ordinance violate the businesses'
constitutional rights.
MoreJudge: Officer is entitled to qualified immunity
September 3, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge ruled in favor of a defendant police officer in a suit alleging he conducted a warrantless and unreasonable
search of a home to find a gun mentioned in a 911 call.
MoreMan sues after forced catheterization
September 1, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA Lawrenceburg man has filed a suit against a police officer and others because he says he was given a catheter against his
will to get a urine sample.
MoreCourt deputy alleges discrimination
August 27, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA Marion County deputy sheriff is suing her employer, claiming the sheriff's department discriminated against her when
it selected male deputies for open positions within the court system.
MoreJudge issues lengthy order in strip-search case
August 24, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA U.S. District Court judge has issued a 91-page order in an "elaborate and expensive litigation" that began after
three teenagers were stopped because their car had a broken license plate light.
MoreTerre Haute federal courthouse opens Monday
August 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonAfter years of debate as to whether Terre Haute would keep a U.S. District Court, a new federal courthouse is set to open
Aug. 24.
MoreCounty not dismissed in fired court clerks suits
August 19, 2009
Jennifer NelsonClark County lost in its efforts to be dismissed from suits filed by two fired Clark Circuit Court employees. Chief Judge
David F. Hamilton in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, ordered the county to file answers to the complaints
no later than Sept. 6.
MoreRed Spot could face $26 million in cleanup costs
August 6, 2009
Michael HoskinsA southern Indiana company could be on the hook for $26 million in contaminated site cleanup costs, a consequence of a federal
judge's default ruling in June that found the business and its former attorneys had purposely withheld evidence and misled
the court.
MoreJudge again finds death row inmate competent
July 30, 2009
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis has found that a death row inmate is competent to assist his attorneys and proceed with a
five-year-old habeas appeal that's been stayed twice because of mental health concerns.
MoreCourt: Suit doesn't belong in federal court
July 28, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn a ruling that could impact pending litigation involving Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services, the 7th Circuit
Court of Appeals decided the agency doesn't have standing to bring suits in federal court.
MoreMentally ill prisoners suit dismissal denied
July 23, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge has denied the Indiana Department of Correction's motion to dismiss a suit brought last year that challenges
the DOC's practices and programs regarding mentally ill patients.
MoreMagistrate advises denial of sheriff's motions
July 16, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA magistrate judge has recommended that the Marion County Sheriff's motions to dismiss a complaint against him be denied.
A suit was filed following the death of an inmate who didn't receive his needed medicine
MoreACLU sues State Board of Law Examiners
July 9, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against the members of the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners, alleging the state's
bar examination application violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
MoreArtist chosen in federal courthouse competition
July 7, 2009
IL StaffAn Indianapolis artist has been chosen to create murals for the federal courthouse in the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Indiana.
MoreJudge criticizes counsel seeking class status
June 26, 2009
Michael HoskinsDon't expect one federal judge to re-examine a ruling by another jurist on the same court if you don't present any
new facts or arguments on a similar case and issue.
MoreSanctioned firm settles on legal fees
June 15, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis law firm sanctioned for the conduct of some of its attorneys in an environmental cleanup case won't appeal
the sanction and has agreed to pick up some of the opposing counsel's legal tab as part of a settlement agreement.
MoreNext up for Judge Hamilton: full Senate vote
June 4, 2009
Michael HoskinsAfter surviving a Senate committee's party-line vote today, an Indianapolis-based federal judge must now get approval
from the full U.S. Senate in order to move to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreBREAKING: U.S. Senate committee OKs judicial nomination
June 4, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Senate Judiciary Committee has just voted in favor of U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton's nomination to the 7th
Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreCourt denies officer's summary judgment motion
June 3, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA federal judge denied an Indiana State Police officer's motion for summary judgment in a suit alleging he violated a
motorist's rights under the Fourth and 14th amendments, ruling it should be up to a jury to decide the issues because
the parties' stories regarding what happened during the traffic stop differ radically.
MoreCinergy trial ends with split verdict
May 20, 2009
Michael HoskinsA federal jury returned a verdict that a major energy company violated clean-air rules at a coal-fired power plant along the
Ohio River in southeast Indiana.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.