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DTCI: Mediation for defense lawyers
Patrick Reilly writes to help defense lawyers develop strategies to achieving the best possible results in selecting, conducting and winning mediations.
Hammerle On … ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1,’ ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. 2’
Bob Hammerle writes that despite these films being dominated by sex, they are not erotic in any fashion.
On the Move – 4/23/14
Read who’s joined Indiana firms, been honored, or appointed to a board of directors.
Inbox – 4/23/14
A reader asks the legal community to stop using the term “homosexual” because of its history.
Indiana Judges Association: Judging from the mountaintop
If judges wore wigs in the United States, there might be a marked increase, I say, in public confidence in our courts. Hopefully, it would not be outweighed by any marked increase in public satire, but it could not be any worse than the judge shows now on daytime TV. The public always needs to understand that courts are serious and judges are different. More importantly, it is necessary to understand why.
Whaley: ‘Multi-jurisdictional’ cases complicate attorney-client privilege analysis
Litigators in discovery practice are certainly used to wrestling with attorney-client privilege decisions, which are interesting and challenging enough even when the case involves parties and a court that all share the same “citizenship.” But how is the analysis affected when the parties, the court and perhaps the source of the requested information (such as a non-party) are in different states?
Technology Untangled: Google Chromecast designed for entertainment, not business
Today we will look at an inexpensive device from Google designed to facilitate video streaming.
Improvisation enhances lawyer’s skill set
Katrina Gossett says the collaborative, reactive nature of the ComedySportz experience complements her work as a litigator
Trimble: Avoiding and dealing with pessimism in mediation
By John C. Trimble Trimble All of us who attend or conduct mediation on a regular basis soon come to realize that pessimism is one aspect of mediation that occurs in every mediation session. We learn that if we let pessimism cause us to quit, we would never settle anything. However, pessimism on the part […]
Reaching an agreement at the round table
Attorneys find collaborative law allows families to craft their own future.
Mediation by monitor
The rise of online dispute resolution is seen as both a challenge and an opportunity for alternative dispute resolution.
Ruling may hint at future of Indiana’s marriage law
Although the plaintiffs’ attorneys and the Indiana attorney general both emphasize a federal judge’s temporary order that the state recognize the marriage of one same-sex couple is short-term and limited, the ruling has given gay marriage proponents hope that Indiana’s marriage statute will ultimately be ruled unconstitutional.
From the principal’s office to the courtroom
Stakeholders want educators and courts to collaborate to end the school-to-prison pipeline.
Dean’s Desk: IU Maurer alumni, students exemplify hard work, integrity
IU Maurer Dean Austen Parrish writes in his first Dean’s Desk column about recent inductees into the school’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows and how their successes can inspire current students.
Court video project exposes problems
The Supreme Court wanted feedback on a pilot project using an audio-video record as the official appellate transcript in three Indiana courts. Lawyers at a recent discussion on the topic appear to favor pulling the plug.
Rise of the zombie house
When a bank files a motion to set aside a foreclosure judgment, often the courts consider the filing good news, assuming the lender and the homeowner have reached a settlement. But things aren’t always what they seem, and courts can be at risk of being duped.
Opinions April 21, 2014 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
James Clark v. State of Indiana (NFP)
48A02-1305-CR-416
Criminal. Affirms convictions and sentence for Class C felony robbery and two counts of Class D felony theft.
Rodney S. Perry Sr. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
45A03-1309-CR-369
Criminal. Reverses dismissal of petition for additional credit time not awarded by the Indiana Department of Correction, concluding that Perry had exhausted his administrative remedies. Remands to the trial court to entertain the petition on the merits without delay.
Laura Jones v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1307-PC-651
Post conviction. Affirms denial of post-conviction relief.
Thomas D. Dillman v. State of Indiana (NFP)
53A05-1307-CR-331
Criminal. Affirms denial of motion to correct erroneous sentence for conviction of Class A misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Yansie G. Norment v. State of Indiana (NFP)
20A04-1308-PC-390
Post-conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
The Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Tax Court issued no opinions by IL deadline. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued no Indiana opinions by IL deadline.
Opinions April 21, 2014
Indiana Court of Appeals
Old Utica School Preservation, Inc., Kenneth Morrison, Scott Sandefur, and Pamela Sandefur v. Utica Township, John Durbin, Utica Township Trustee, Jacobs Well, Inc., Kevin Williar, John Posey, et al.
10A05-1308-PL-388
Civil plenary. Reverses trial court grant of summary judgment in favor of Utica Township defendants and remands for proceedings on their claims. Old Utica School Preservation plaintiffs are entitled under the public standing doctrine to proceed with their claim that the township violated language in a quitclaim deed requiring the former school to be operated by the township solely for park and recreation purposes. Plaintiffs sued when the township leased the building for purposes including temporary housing or a halfway house for criminal offenders.