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Indiana Court of Appeals
Madison N. Thomas v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1243
Criminal. Affirms Allen Superior Court Judge Frances Gull’s sentence of Madison Thomas to one-and-a-half years in prison after Thomas pleaded guilty to three counts of Level 6 felony drug possession, divided between two cases. Finds the trial court revoked her bond when she violated the terms of her pretrial release and Thomas then violated the terms of the drug court program, for which she was sanctioned with jail time, before being removed from the program for a second violation. Also finds Thomas has failed to demonstrate this is one of the exceptional cases in which the appellate court should exercise its power to revise sentences. Attorney for appellant: Donald Frew. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Sierra Murray, Certified Legal Intern Maya Stirm.

Indiana Supreme Court
Automotive Finance Corporation v. Meng Liu
24S-CC-223
Civil collections. Reverses Marion Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ayers’ order to grant Meng Liu relief from judgment under Trial Rule 60(B)(3). Finds the trial court misinterpreted the law in granting Liu relief under Trial Rule 60(B)(3) and abused its discretion. Also finds Liu did not follow the legal avenues available either to oppose Automotive Finance Corporation’s motion for summary judgment or to raise Ning Ao’s alleged fraud in a motion to correct error once final judgment was entered. Remands for the trial court to reinstate summary judgment for Automotive Finance Corporation. Justice Christopher Goff dissents with a separate opinion. Attorney for appellant: Joshua Casselman. Attorney for appellee: Randall Shouse.

7^th Circuit Court of Appeals
Kevin Johnson v. Martin Purdue, et al.
23-2478
Prisoner. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Senior Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. Affirms the district court’s granting of summary judgment for Pendleton Correctional Facility medical personnel, prison officials, and Wexford of Indiana, the prison’s contracted medical provider. Finds Kevin Johnson’s claim fails because he had sufficient constructive notice of the summary judgment motions and has never challenged the merits of the district court’s decision. Also finds that he failed to take any action in this case despite being put on notice that the defendants’ motions would shortly be refiled, that the district court instructed defendants to notify the court of any issues with service, and that Johnson has offered no argument that the district court’s decision was wrong on the merits of the summary judgment motions. Attorneys for appellant: D. Dangaran, Samuel Weiss. Attorneys for appellees: Benjamin Jones, Abigail Recker, Douglass Bitner, Rachel Johnson, Erica Sawyer.