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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission, et al. v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, et al.
24-2633, 24-2741, & 24-2770
Civil. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Affirms the district court’s injunction requiring the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to pay the plaintiffs E.R. and G.S.’ mothers for providing attendant care services until in-home nurses are procured for each child. Finds the plaintiffs have a high likelihood of succeeding on the merits of their Americans with Disabilities Act claims. Also finds no abuse of discretion in the district court’s balancing of the equities or its assessment that the public interest is best served by preserving plaintiffs’ access to medically necessary care and enforcing federal antidiscrimination law. Remands for further proceedings. Attorneys for appellants: Gavin Rose, Thomas Crishon, Samuel Adams, Stevie Pactor. Attorneys for appellees: Ryan Hurley, Harmony Mappes, Matthew Elliott, Melinda Hudson.

Indiana Court of Appeals
Lauren Cupp v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2333
Criminal. Affirms Lauren Cupp’s convictions in Boone Circuit Court of of two counts of resisting law enforcement—one count for each officer she resisted—and two counts of felony neglect of a dependent. Also affirms the trial court’s imposition of a sentence enhancement based on Cupp’s use of a firearm during her resistance of the second officer. Finds the evidence was sufficient to support Cupp’s conviction for resisting Officer Thomas because a reasonable jury could conclude that he visibly identified himself as police, that Cupp understood she was ordered to stop, and that she fled anyways. Also finds Cupp’s double jeopardy claim fails because she committed two distinct acts of resistance. Finally, finds Officer Thomas qualifies as a “police officer” under the Enhancement Statute despite being employed by a town rather than a city. Judge Melissa May dissents in part, concurs in result in part, and concurs in full in part with a separate opinion. Attorney for appellant: Riley Parr. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Daylon Welliver.

7^th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Steven J. Heck
23-2384
Criminal. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division. Chief Judge Holly Brady. Affirms Steven Heck’s convictions and sentence of life imprisonment in district court for distributing methamphetamine during the controlled buys, operating his home for the purpose of distributing a controlled substance, possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm and possessing a firearm while a felon. Finds the district court had little trouble concluding that Hecke credibly threatened violence in order to invoke fear in the recipients and ensure their compliance. Also finds the district court did not clearly err when finding that Hecke had directed at least one other person in the drug trafficking operation. Attorneys for appellant: Stanley Campbell, Michael Rayfield, Robert McClendon. Attorneys for appellee: David Hollar, Nathaniel Whalen.