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Fort Wayne Community Schools and Jacalyn Butler v. Steffanie Haney, for next friend and minor daughter, M.H.
02A03-1708-CT-1829
Civil tort. Reverses the partial denial of Fort Wayne Community Schools and Jacalyn Butler’s motion for summary judgment on Steffanie Haney’s complaint alleging battery against her daughter M.H. and a violation of M.H.’s Fourth Amendment rights. Finds Fort Wayne Community Schools was entitled to summary judgment on the state law battery tort claim because as a matter of law, Butler’s alleged conduct falls within the scope of her statutory qualified immunity as a teacher managing a classroom. Also finds Haney failed to show Butler’s conduct could have violated a clearly established right. Remands.

The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Thursday:

Heraeus Kulzer, GmbH v. Biomet, Inc., et al., and Esschem, Inc.
17-1674
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Civil. Affirms the denial of Heraeus Kulzer’s three motions to modify the district court’s protective orders in his case against Biomet, Inc. Finds the 7th Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review the first two orders because Heraeus Kulzer failed to timely appeal those orders. Also finds the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Haraeus Kulzer’s request to impose restrictions on Biomet’s internal use of the documents it produced subject to the third protective order.