U.S. District Court maintenance Jan. 7
Due to scheduled maintenance, e-filing and PACER access to case information for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana will be unavailable from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 7.
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On the Move -1/6/12
See who’s joined Indiana firms, what awards attorneys have received and who has been promoted.
Disciplinary Actions -1/6/12
Read who’s been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana.
Local governments to be trained on protecting records from disasters
The Indiana State Archives will offer training in January and February for state and local governments on how to protect documents and records – such as deeds and payroll records – before, during and after disasters.
Appeals court sides with snubbed relative in estate case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a probate court’s conclusion that a deceased woman’s son lacks standing to contest a settlement agreement.
High court takes 2 cases
The Indiana Supreme Court has taken a counterfeiting case and a case involving credit time that presents an issue of first impression, according to its latest transfer order.
Supreme Court gives $160,000 for family court projects
Sixteen Indiana counties will share $160,000 in grant money from the Indiana Supreme Court to support their local family court projects.
2 charged with making fraudulent claims to collect State Fair funds
Two women face charges – including forgery and theft – for filing false claims with the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund and the Indiana Tort Claim Fund, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.
AG to appeal secretary of state ineligibility case
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will appeal on behalf of the Indiana Recount Commission the decision by a judge that found Secretary of State Charlie White ineligible to run for office.
Holiday closures Dec. 23 and 26
The Indiana courts are closed Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday, and there will be no appellate opinions. The federal courts are open Friday and closed on Monday.
The offices of IBJ Media are closed on Monday, and there will be no IL Daily. Distribution of IL Daily will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
Happy Holidays from the staff of the Indiana Lawyer.
Governor appoints Warsaw woman to Judicial Nominating Commission
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Jean Northenor, of Warsaw, to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
Notre Dame to organize workshop on families and the law
The University of Notre Dame has been chosen as the U.S. partner in a British initiative that involves an international network considering the intersection of families and the state from interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives.
District Courts revise local rules
The U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana will be changing the style of Local Rules beginning Jan.1.
The state bar honors an environmental leader
The ISBA’s environmental section recently honored Sen. Beverly Gard, R-Greenfield, for her work on environmental issues.
Justices grant transfer in 1 civil case
The Indiana Supreme Court has accepted a case asking whether a construction subcontractor on a public school project can be held liable for attorney fees under the state’s public records access laws applying to public agencies.
Munster advances to national We the People competition
Students from Munster High School won the state championship in the We the People competition Sunday and will represent Indiana in the national competition next year.
Governor names new general counsel
Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday that Anita Kolkmeier Samuel, assistant general counsel and policy director for the governor, has been named general counsel. Samuel replaces David Pippen, who has resigned to accept a position with Indianapolis law firm Bose McKinney & Evans.
63 claimants will accept settlement in State Fair stage collapse
The Office of the Indiana Attorney General has heard from all 65 claimants who were offered settlements stemming from the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair in August, and 63 will accept the settlements.
New St. Joe magistrate judge to begin duties Jan. 2
Elizabeth C. Hurley has been selected as the newest magistrate judge in St. Joseph Circuit Court. She replaces Magistrate Judge David T. Ready, who is retiring from the bench.
1.8M cases filed in Indiana in 2010
Nearly two million new cases were filed in Indiana courts in 2010, a 3 percent increase as compared to 2001, according to the annual Indiana Judicial Service Report released Tuesday.