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Opinions March 16, 2021
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jeffery Gene Garrison v. Mark Sevier, et al.
20A-MI-01087
Miscellaneous. Affirms the Henry Circuit Court’s denial of Jeffrey Gene Garrison’s request for immediate release from the Department of Correction after his parole was revoked, finding Garrison’s claims are either meritless or waived.
Lawsuit against Ohio River tolled bridges swerves around motion to dismiss
A lawsuit against the vendors in charge of the tolling system on three of the bridges connecting southern Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky, has been given the greenlight to continue after a federal court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Parole revocation affirmed for molester after ‘unapproved’ relationship
A man whose parole from a child molesting sentence was revoked after he had an “unapproved romantic relationship” lost his appeal Tuesday, with the Indiana Court of Appeals holding he confused the conditions of parole and probation revocation.
Report: Federal civil cases soared, criminal filings fell in 2020
| IL Staff
In a year unlike any other, marked by an unrelenting pandemic and social unrest, the federal judiciary witnessed a dramatic surge in civil case filings while criminal matters sharply declined. The national trend, however, was not the experience of Indiana’s federal courts.
Holcomb to name new secretary of state
| IL Staff
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday afternoon will announce a successor to long-serving Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who is stepping down after a decade in office.
Indiana makes COVID-19 vaccine available to those 45 and up
State health officials opened up COVID-19 vaccination eligibility on Tuesday to all Indiana residents 45 and older.
Leading Senate Democrat says outlook bleak on immigration bills
A leader of Senate Democrats’ drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as one of President Joe Biden’s early priorities seemed in danger of running aground in a Congress his own party controls.
With athlete name, image, likeness reform in limbo, NCAA heads toward busy June
| Associated Press and IL Staff
The Indianapolis-based NCAA’s efforts to allow athletes to earn money from personal endorsement and sponsorship deals are stuck in limbo, and June is shaping up to be a potentially busy and important month for college sports.
3 finalists named for Allen County judicial position
| IL Staff
The Allen Superior Court Judicial Nominating Commission announced Monday the three judicial officers are finalists to fill an upcoming vacancy due to Judge Charles F. Pratt’s pending retirement.
ILAS gets $250,000 boost from Lilly Endowment
| IL Staff
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society has received a $250,000 COVID-19 relief grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., providing much-needed support for legal assistance to low-income Hoosiers in central Indiana who have been acutely affected by the ongoing pandemic.
Pro bono filing fee bill needs buzzer-beating play to pass Legislature
Although the Indiana General Assembly has unanimously supported a $1 pro bono surcharge tacked onto the state’s filing fee for civil cases since 2012, a bill that would have increased the amount to $3 did not get a committee hearing this session, raising alarm that the key funding stream for legal aid could run dry just as the need is growing.
Opinions March 15, 2021
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Friday.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc. v. Kristina Box
17-2428
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker.
Civil. Affirms on remand from the United States Supreme Court the district court injunction against enforcement of Senate Enrolled Act 404 (2017), which restricted minors’ access to abortion. Holds that binding standards of caselaw from Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016), has not been overruled by a majority opinion of the Supreme Court, leading the majority to affirm the district court preliminary injunction barring full review in the district court. Judge Michael Kanne dissents with opinion.
Kids living with grandmother insufficient to halt CHINS case
A mother’s argument that her children were not in need of services because they were being cared for by their maternal grandmother was insufficient to halt the CHINS proceedings, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Citing recent precedent, justices vacate dangerous possession adjudication
| IL Staff
A juvenile adjudication of dangerous possession of a firearm has been vacated by the Indiana Supreme Court in light of its opinion last year that juvenile courts lack jurisdiction to adjudicate the offense.
Indiana abortion law injunction upheld after remand from SCOTUS
A sharply divided 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld for the second time an injunction blocking a 2017 Indiana law requiring parental notification of a minor seeking an abortion. The ruling sets up an almost certain second appeal to the United States Supreme Court, which had already sent this case back for review.
Justices revise Blickman discipline order in Park Tudor case
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday amended its order reprimanding Ice Miller employment attorney Michael Blickman, removing language that said he told authorities he didn’t know where images were in a Park Tudor High School sexting scandal between a coach and a student in which Blickman represented the school.
Indiana could see $5.8 billion in new COVID relief money
Indiana officials have yet to describe any big plans for the influx of federal money expected from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Congress approved this week.
Man sentenced 75 years for bomb threats, extortion
A California man accused of making online threats to bomb two suburban Indianapolis high schools in addition to a slew of other crimes was sentenced Friday by a federal judge to 75 years in prison.
Police: Suspect detained in Indianapolis quadruple slaying
A man wanted in connection with the disappearance of a baby girl from the scene of a quadruple slaying was taken into custody Sunday, Indianapolis Police said.