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Court urges early review of offender litigation

An Indiana state prison inmate has filed dozens of lawsuits with claims that a painful odor violated his constitutional rights, he’s been repeatedly denied access to public records, victimized by excessive force, and not given proper treatment behind bars.The Indiana Appellate Clerk’s Office has 35 of Eric D. Smith’s appeals, most being civil suits that include one decided today, and six that remain pending awaiting action.Today, the Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed one of the 29-year-old’s string of suits and the…

ICADV celebrates merger anniversary

The Protective Order Pro Bono Project is celebrating its first anniversary of the merger with the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Since the two groups merged in July 2007, the project has served more than 1,500 new clients seeking protective orders and completed more than 2,600 contacts or services for clients. Kerry Hyatt Blomquist, legal director of the project, has reviewed more than 100 cases and represented 70 cases. The project is divided into two programs: the Protective Order Project, which…

International law CLE to be webcast

A free CLE program featuring discussion about the international prosecution of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity will take place in the Indiana Supreme Court’s Courtroom from 3 to 4:30 p.m. May 7. Event organizers have received enough RSVPs to fill the room, but stand-by reservations are still being accepted as of today for what planners say is a short waiting list so far.This program has been approved for 1.5 CLE credit hours. For those unable to make it, there…

Justices to demonstrate electronic ticketing

Two Indiana Supreme Court justices will be on hand in Indianapolis tomorrow for a demonstration of a new, statewide electronic ticketing system.Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and Justice Frank Sullivan will join Indianapolis Public Safety Director Scott Newman and law enforcement to show how the new system will work. Called eCWS – electronic Citation and Warning System – the new mobile system allows police to create tickets electronically and send them to a central location for law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts…

Election choices fade for Marion Superior Court

Three unslated contenders for Marion Superior judgeships have withdrawn their names from the May primary ballot, including two sitting judges who between them have almost a half-century of judicial experience.By the noon deadline on Feb. 25, incumbent Marion Superior Judges Kenneth H. Johnson and Gary L. Miller withdrew their names after filing their candidacies late last week. Both were overlooked at the county Republican Party’s slating convention Feb. 16.Indianapolis attorney Angela Dow Davis, who’d filed to run against the Democrats’ slate also chosen…

Larry Bird sues over use of name

Former college and NBA basketball star and current president of basketball operations of the Indiana Pacers Larry Bird has filed a trademark infringement suit in federal court against the owners of his childhood home. Bird filed the suit, Larry Bird v. Legend of French Lick LLC, No. 4:08-CV-0070-DFH-WGH, in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, New Albany Division Monday against Georgianna Lincoln and Christopher Cooke, who purchased Bird’s childhood home in French Lick from the Larry Joe Bird Revocable…

Judges split on sentence reduction

An Indiana Court of Appeals panel was split in determining how much weight to give to a defendant's mental illness in evaluating her sentence.

Court sponsors Northwest Ordinance lecture

The Indiana Supreme Court is sponsoring a lecture celebrating the 221st anniversary of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and the legal issues related to Indiana’s southern borders established by the ordinance. The lecture will begin at 3 p.m. on July 14.Seating in the Supreme Court’s courtroom for “221 Years of Unsettled Borders: Indiana and the Northwest Ordinance” is no longer available for the free lecture, but a monitor and overflow seating will be available in the atrium area, as well as…

Judges disagree over ‘access’ in statute

Indiana Court of Appeals judges were split in their ruling today on a man who was convicted of performance harmful to minors, with the majority affirming the conviction.In Frederick A. Zitlaw v. State of Indiana, No. 29A05-0701-CR-35, Zitlaw appealed the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the performance harmful to minors charge, a Class D felony. A Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy saw Zitlaw expose himself in a public park. The probable cause affidavit alleged children were present in the park….

SCOTUS makes history, shoots down gun ban

Answering a 217-year-old constitutional question, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic ruling this morning that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to have a gun in his or her home.The ideologically split 5-4 decision in District of Columbia, et al. v. Heller, No. 07-290, struck down a city handgun ban in Washington, D.C., and defined the scope of the gun rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution for the 21st century.Specific to this case, the court affirmed a Circuit Court ruling…

Attorneys urged to learn court technology

Ever worried about what happens if you don’t know, understand, or use courtroom technology correctly in preparing for trial?A new video from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana offers a glimpse into the possibilities, from the dramatic portrayal of a federal judge dozing off during trial to a nervous attorney sweating profusely in court when jurors and courtroom staff can’t hear him.After updating its Web site and revising a video on the Video Evidence Presentation System late…

Forum focuses on valuation of art

The Jordan H. and Joan R. Leibman Annual Forum this month at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will discuss the valuation of art. The event examines issues related to the legal and business environment of the arts.

Judge: Prisoner suit can proceed

  A federal judge has decided a state prison inmate can proceed with his lawsuit against a Department of Correction official and food service provider, claiming that both denied him enough food to stay healthy and went against a medically prescribed diet restricting onions.U.S. District Judge William Lee in South Bend ordered March 11 that Joshua Ketchem be allowed to proceed with his suit filed in January 2007. The case is Joshua Ketchum v. J. David Donahue, et al., No. 3:07-CV-316 WL.A prisoner…

Missing attorney found dead

A Bremen attorney was found dead Oct. 20 by police in a field in northern Indiana. Ronald Sowers, 70, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

COA: Let a sex offender stipulate

A convicted sex offender accused of failing to register will get a new trial, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.

Supreme Court grants 2 transfers

The Indiana Supreme Court granted two transfers Thursday for cases originating in Evansville – one involves a shopping center and access to a public thoroughfare, and the other deals with the failure to make payments for the modification of a Web site. In State of Indiana v. Kimco of Evansville Inc., et al., No. 82A01-0607-CV-301, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a $2.3 million jury award that stemmed from a road project in 2000 impacting a shopping plaza along State Road…

Indiana RICO Act applies to ‘foot soldiers’

An Indiana Supreme Court decision Feb. 27 regarding the state’s racketeering laws creates a larger net of potential defendants that can be charged under it. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that under Indiana’s RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, a person can be implicated under the state act even if he or she doesn’t participate in directing the racketeering activity. In Linda Keesling, Harold Lephart, et al. v. Frederick Beegle III, John Bucholtz, et al., No. 18S04-0704-CV-150, the high court accepted…

Newest COA judge’s robing ceremony Friday

The newest Indiana Court of Appeals judge will formally join the court Friday. Judge Elaine Brown’s robing ceremony will be in the courtroom of the Indiana Supreme Court. Judge Brown’s first day on the court was May 5. Chief Judge John Baker will preside over the ceremony, and Gov. Mitch Daniels will join Judge Brown’s family, colleagues, and special guests to administer the oath of office. Judge Brown was named to the Indiana Court of Appeals by Gov. Daniels earlier this…