Otte to retire as S.D. bankruptcy judge
Judge Frank J. Otte will retire at the end of 2014 after 28 years on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
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Judge Frank J. Otte will retire at the end of 2014 after 28 years on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Federal court rules for the Southern District of Indiana pertaining to filing documents under seal and providing notice to pro se litigants will be amended effective Jan. 1, 2015, Clerk Laura Briggs announced.
A city-sponsored deer hunt at Indianapolis’ Eagle Creek Park will proceed this weekend after a judge refused to block the first such hunt in the park’s history.
Finding Indiana’s criminal gang enhancement statute can be understood by individuals of ordinary intelligence, the Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a man’s challenge to his 175-year aggregate sentence.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Harris Auto Reconditioning Services, Inc. v. Christopher Shoemaker (NFP)
29A04-1312-PL-644
Civil plenary. Affirms dismissal with prejudice.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: A.B. (Minor Child) (NFP)
20A03-1402-JT-72
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Terrance Lassere v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A05-1405-CR-212
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony domestic battery.
Brian S. Habbinga v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A02-1404-CR-281
Criminal. Affirms sentence and conviction of Class C felony operating a motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life, Class D felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated and Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated. Remands to correct the sentencing order to reflect two years of a 12-year sentence suspended to probation.
Jordan Rivera v. State of Indiana (NFP)
73A01-1404-CR-156
Criminal. Affirms sentence imposed after violation of probation.
Zaeem Mahmood v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A02-1402-CR-96
Criminal. Affirms 60-day executed sentence, with the balance of four years suspended, for Class C felony failure to stop after an accident resulting in death.
Sukhjinder Singh v. State of Indiana (NFP)
47A05-1404-PC-168
Post conviction. Affirms denial of post-conviction relief.
Aaron Rogers v. Tiffany Stevenson (NFP)
54A01-1401-JP-30
Juvenile. Affirms order modifying Rogers’ parenting time and awarding sole custody to Stevenson.
Scott Williams and Geoffrey Bond v. April Boomer (NFP)
55A05-1404-SC-186
Small claim. Reverses entry of summary judgment in favor of Boomer.
Edgar N. Singleton v. State of Indiana (NFP)
45A05-1404-CR-172
Criminal. Affirms conviction of murder.
Taylor Cannady v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1402-CR-81
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Harris Auto Reconditioning Services Inc. v. Brian Wolfe (NFP)
29A02-1312-PL-1085
Civil plenary. Affirms dismissal of Harris’ claims.
Gary R. Manning v. State of Indiana (NFP)
10A05-1312-CR-644
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony theft.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Crystal Valley Sales Inc., Charles Kline, and Nancy Kline v. Jonathan Anderson, National Sales Company Inc., Rodger Anderson, Camco Manufacturing, and Norm Geible
20A04-1402-PL-83
Civil Plenary. Affirmed trial court’s dismissal of civil conspiracy claims against National Sales Company Inc., Rodger Anderson, Camco Manufacturing Inc. and Norm Geible for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Finds Crystal Valley did not provide sufficient facts to show that the co-defendants engaged in unlawful actions. Rejects Crystal Valley’s argument that its civil conspiracy count is sufficient by itself to claim the co-defendants helped Jonathan breach his contractual or fiduciary duties.
A parts supplier failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that a civil conspiracy claim against several co-defendants named in a breach of contract dispute can stand without showing every alleged conspirator committed an underlying unlawful act.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has heard about enough from pro se litigant Eddie G. Love.
A man who was convicted of the brutal beating of his stepfather lost an appeal Wednesday that argued his 2008 traumatic brain injury, prosecutorial misconduct and other factors should have reversed or mitigated his 20-year sentence.
A trial court that expressed in the record reservations about the legal status of granting a visitation evaluation sought by grandparents of children in the care or another grandparent had those doubts confirmed Wednesday when the Court of Appeals reversed.
A push in South Bend to require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital has stalled.
A northern Indiana man who admitted to stealing $1 million worth of copper wire from a recreational vehicle plant where he worked has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Supreme Court of the United States Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery.
Indiana Tax Court records will migrate to the Odyssey case management system effective Dec.1, the first state appeals court to transfer records to the system. Records will be available at no charge online at mycase.in.gov.
Indiana Supreme Court justices quizzed lawyers in a case over school busing fees Monday about the limit of the state's constitutional guarantee of a free public education.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In Re: the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: M.C. and G.C. (Children in Need of Services), B.J.M. (Mother) and G.W.C. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (NFP)
02A04-1406-JT-270
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Brandan J. Franze v. State of Indiana (NFP)
05A02-1404-CR-229
Criminal. Affirms convictions and 10-year aggregate sentence for Class B felony dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance and Class D felony unlawful possession of a syringe.
Robert A. Rosenbourgh v. State of Indiana (NFP)
46A05-1404-CR-175
Criminal. Affirms conviction and eight-year executed sentence for Class C felony possession of cocaine.
Janice Williams v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1404-CR-242
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
Jason T. Myers v. Gary W. Myers (NFP)
79A05-1403-CT-160
Civil tort. Affirms trial court denial of Jason Myers’ motions for damages for emotional distress, punitive damages and damages under the Victim’s Relief Act, and denial of his motion to amend his complaint to add defendants. Judge Elaine Brown dissented in part, holding it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to deny compensation under the VRA.
Brett Holland v. State of Indiana (NFP)
89A01-1403-CR-101
Criminal. Affirms conviction of three counts of Class B felony dealing in cocaine and adjudication as a habitual substance offender.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In Re: the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: M.C. and G.C. (Children in Need of Services), B.J.M. (Mother) and G.W.C. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (NFP)
02A04-1406-JT-270
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Indiana Tech Law School has tapped Charles Cercone to serve as dean, concluding a search that began in May.
Mayor Greg Ballard's office has said the city intends to pay no more than about $50 million a year over 35 years for a proposed criminal justice facility, bringing the cost to about $1.75 billion.
Volunteers are needed to help judge students learning about Democracy and studying to be future lawyers.