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Opinions Sept. 15, 2021

The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Tuesday:

Ann Robbins v. MED-1 Solutions, LLC
20-1343
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker.
Civil. Affirms the entry of judgment for MED-1 Solutions LLC in Ann Robbins’ federal action seeking damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Finds a related state-court dismissal order does not have preclusive effect. Also finds Robbins’ contract with the hospital system required her to pay all collection costs, including attorney fees MED-1 did not violate the FDCPA by attempted to collect fees-on-fees in the state-court proceedings.

StubHub agrees to refund payments for canceled events

| IL Staff

Indiana has reached a settlement with an online ticket provider allowing Hoosiers to get cash refunds for tickets they purchased to concerts and sporting events that were then canceled because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Maley: Third-party subpoenas: Advance service compliance

| John Maley

Federal practitioners regularly issue and respond to third-party subpoenas for documents. Expansive revisions to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were made in 2013, but many subpoenas are still issued that do not comply. One of the most common issues is failing to serve parties with the third-party subpoena prior to (or even after) service on the third party.

Miller to lead ISBA through implementation of new strategic plan, continued COVID concerns

| Olivia Covington

Indianapolis lawyer Clayton Miller will be tasked with helping to implement the Indiana State Bar Association’s new strategic plan as president of the state bar, a position he’ll assume Oct. 15. Miller will also lead the bar through the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and he wants to address other big-picture issues impacting Hoosier legal professionals.

New ISBA strategic plan outlines the future

| Jordan Morey

The Indiana State Bar Association recently released its strategic plan through 2023. In it, the organization breaks down its priorities into four categories: advocacy, connections, education, and equity and inclusion.

IndyBar: Reach for Youth to Receive 2021 $35,000 Indianapolis Bar Foundation Community Empowerment Fund Grant

| From IndyBar

Reach for Youth Inc. has been named the 2021 recipient of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s Community Empowerment Fund grant of $35,000. Reach for Youth will use the funds to pilot a Restorative Justice Circles model, which diverts young people from suspension, expulsion and the justice system by helping them understand the negative consequences of their actions, how they impact others and how to restore and repair relationships.

Pro se civil rights filings continue to climb

| Katie Stancombe

Nearly 20 years’ worth of data tracking trends of federal civil pro se filings show that civil rights cases make up the second-highest percentage of filings, next to pro se prisoner cases. In recent years, a growing number of those cases have targeted law enforcement or other government actors.