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A judge in South Bend has ruled the University of Notre Dame’s police department isn't subject to Indiana’s open records laws, saying that is how the law has been understood for years and it would not be appropriate for the court to rewrite the statute.
The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected an appeal from relatives of thousands of victims of a guerrilla conflict in Colombia who want to sue Chiquita Brand International in U.S. courts.
A moving company that allegedly permitted an environment of open racial hostility toward two African-American employees must face a jury on a complaint alleging discriminatory retaliation, a federal judge has ruled.
A landscaping company’s award for attorney fees has been sent back to small claims court for reconsideration after the business and the attorney failed to submit documentation supporting the fee amount.
A woman who gave her son’s 17-year-old girlfriend another person's ID and posed as her mother to help her obtain an abortion was not properly dismissed from a lawsuit brought by the pregnant girl’s mother, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday. Summary judgment in favor of Planned Parenthood of Indiana was proper, the court held.
A federal whistleblower lawsuit says IU Health and midwifery practice HealthNet defrauded the government of millions of dollars and put low-income pregnant women at risk.
Prosecutors in Crown Point are seeking the death penalty against a Gary man charged in the slayings of two women and suspected in the deaths of five others.
A southern Indiana town marshal will spend two weeks in jail after a jury in Columbus convicted him of felony misconduct and misdemeanor false informing.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Andrew C. Stevens v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
06A05-1404-CR-144
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
In Re: The Guardianship of Sharon Izzo (mem. dec.)
53A05-1407-GU-320
Guardianship. Affirms appointment of guardian for Izzo’s person and estate petitioned by Adult Protective Services.
In the Matter of the Involuntary Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of A.D., Minor Child, and Her Father, B.D., B.D. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services (mem. dec.)
49A02-1409-JT-631
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
James D. Benge v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
67A01-1409-CR-393
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy.
Chad McKinney v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A04-1406-PC-282
Post conviction. Affirms denial of post-conviction relief.
Kenneth Ray Barnett, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
45A05-1408-CR-374
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class A and Class C felony counts of child molesting.
Kenneth E. Aker, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
53A01-1409-CR-411
Criminal. Affirms eight-year executed sentence for conviction of Class B felony neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury.
Randolf S. Sargent v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A03-1409-CR-338
Criminal. Affirms 30-year sentence for conviction of Class A felony dealing in methamphetamine.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Angelique Lockett and Lanetra Lockett v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana, Inc., and Cathy McGee
45A05-1407-CT-340
Civil tort. Affirms summary judgment in favor of Planned Parenthood on a malpractice claim, but remands to the trial court to correct the order of judgment for defendants to show that McGee, who provided identification to a 17-year-old to obtain an abortion without parental consent, is not dismissed as a defendant.
An accomplished string trio will be the centerpiece of Indianapolis’ World Intellectual Property Day event that will explore how legal issues connect with the art and business of the music world.
A commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Abraham Lincoln funeral train’s arrival in Indianapolis will take place April 30 at the Indiana Statehouse. The event will include a re-enactment of the somber ceremony for the assassinated president.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is looking for current college students who have an interest in pursuing a legal career for its 2015 Summer Law and Leadership Academy.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of L.P., Mother, and L.H., Child, L.P. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services (mem. dec.)
01A02-1402-JT-113
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Harry J. Evans, et al. v. Tommy L. Short (mem. dec.)
79A02-1409-PL-627
Civil plenary. Affirms finding that Short had acquired certain property by adverse possession and that Evans had trespassed onto that property.
Clinton Davis v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
48A02-1408-CR-603
Criminal. Affirms denial of motion to correct sentence.
Eric P. Johnson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A05-1410-CR-512
Criminal. Affirms 30-year sentence for Class A felony dealing in cocaine.
Indiana Court of Appeals
James Satterfield v. State of Indiana
49A02-1409-CR-659
Criminal. Reverses denial of motion to let bail following Satterfield’s arrest and charge for murder. Although Statterfield forfeited his right to appeal by not filing the notice of appeal within 30 days of the trial court order, the COA concluded his appeal deserves a determination on the merits. Remands for new hearing so Satterfield can present evidence of self-defense.
It doesn't matter how high up you are: You'll still get called for jury duty.
Two out of three judges on a federal appeals court panel are expressing doubts about a legal challenge to the Obama administration's far-reaching plan to address climate change.
A defendant accused of murder must be allowed to present evidence and witnesses at a bail hearing in an endeavor to rebut the state’s burden that the defendant likely committed murder, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Thursday. Since that did not happen in James Satterfield’s case, the judges remanded the matter for further proceedings.
Noting that a defendant who broke in to an elderly couple’s home and beat the husband would have received a lesser sentence if he had actually killed the victim, the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered Jeffrey Hunt’s 120-year sentence revised.
Just the third executive director since the clinic opened in the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood of Indianapolis in 1994, Chris Purnell was officially named to the top job in February.
