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Indiana Court of Appeals

Eric Manual Montgomery v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-2052
Criminal. Affirms a jury finding Eric Montgomery guilty of rape, misdemeanor furnishing alcohol to a minor, and attempted obstruction of justice, and the imposition of an aggregate sentence of 36 years by Monroe Circuit Court Judge Valeri Haughton. Finds there was sufficient evidence to sustain Montgomery’s conviction of rape. Also finds that the trial court’s evidentiary rulings were not an abuse of its discretion and that neither its instructions to the jury nor the state’s filing of the amended charging information amounted to error, much less fundamental error. Attorney for appellant: Stacy Uliana. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General George Sherman.

Indiana Court of Appeals 

Tina Marie Campbell v. Jeffrey Allen Campbell

24A-DC-1004

Domestic relations with children. Affirms in part, reverses in part. Finds Lake Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins did not abuse his discretion when awarding Tina and Jeffrey Campbell joint custody of their children. Reverses the non-disparagement clause in the dissolution decree, concluding that it amounts to an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech. Finds the Lake Superior Court failed to rule on one issue and abused its discretion when it ruled on another issue. Remands with instructions to strike the non-disparagement clause from the dissolution order. Attorney for appellant: Debra Lynch Dubovich.

7^th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America, ex rel., Judith Robinson, and State of Indiana v. Healthnet Inc.
23–2728
Civil. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge James Sweeney. Affirms the district court’s holdings that it lacked jurisdiction over Count III of Dr. Judith Robinson’s amended complaint, on behalf of the United States and the State of Indiana, against HealthNet alleging violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act and the Indiana False Claims and Whistleblower Protection Act and that the settlement was fair, adequate, and reasonable. Finds that the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Robinson’s challenges to the fairness of the settlement agreement. Also finds because that because Robinson has provided no other argument against the district court’s analysis or claimed shortcomings in the district court’s procedure, the circuit court finds the settlement agreement to be fair, adequate, and reasonable under the circumstances. Attorney for plaintiffs: Robert Saint, Lawrence Carcare,  Frances Barrow, Benjamin Jones. Attorneys for defendant: Libby Goodnight, Marc Quigley.