U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Judge dismisses challenge to NCAA bylaws
September 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonTwo former NCAA athletes whose scholarships were revoked following injuries have lost their suit that argued without certain
NCAA Division I bylaws, they would have received multi-year athletic scholarships that would have covered the cost of their
bachelor’s degrees.
MoreMagistrate judge’s investiture ceremony Thursday
September 7, 2011
IL StaffThe formal swearing-in ceremony for Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana,
is at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 in Courtroom 202 of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis. The
event is open to the public.
MoreRetired U.S. magistrate judge dies
September 6, 2011
IL StaffA Marion County attorney who later served as judge of the Circuit Court and as a United States Magistrate Judge died Sept.
1.
MoreToxic dust exposure leads to litigation
August 31, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndianapolis attorney Gabe Hawkins has already attended the funerals of three former clients, and he hopes that he won’t
have to see a fourth before finally being able to say that the courtroom battle they’ve been waging for years has paid
off.
MoreJudge OKs settlement in voter-registration class action suit
August 26, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge in Indianapolis on Thursday approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against Indiana relating
to state offices not adequately providing public assistance for voter registration.
MoreJudge hears arguments on bar exam application suit
August 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsHow far the Indiana Board of Law Examiners can go in asking potential lawyers about their mental-health history was the subject
of a federal court hearing Wednesday, where attorneys explored the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act and what might
be reasonable in determining someone’s potential fitness to practice law.
MoreFederal appeals court examines disputed telephone charges
August 16, 2011
Michael HoskinsWriting for a unanimous 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel, U.S. Judge David Hamilton authored an opinion Tuesday full of
what he calls “telephonese.” The opinion delves into a small business’s disputed phone bill charges and
how those matters are governed by state and common law.
MoreAppeals 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.
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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.