Justices to hear arguments in Evansville ‘military-style assault’ case
Indiana’s Supreme Court is set to hear cases Thursday involving the withdrawal of guilty pleas, the use of search warrants and the revocation of good-time credit.
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Opinions May 24, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Clara Briggs v. Kolb Roellgen & Kirchoff, LLP (mem. dec.)
42A01-1610-CC-2235
Civil collection. Affirms and reverses in part the Knox Superior Court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Kolb Roellgen & Kirchoff LLP in its action against Clara Briggs for the recovery of unpaid legal fees, collection costs and prejudgment interest. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Briggs’ motion for change of venue or motion for summary judgment, or in granting the firm’s motion for summary judgment to the extent the firm is entitled to unpaid legal fees in the amount of $36,188.41.
Survey: Law firm lawyers, partners lacking work
More than half of equity partners aren’t sufficiently busy at work, a greater number of non-equity partners don’t have enough to occupy their time, and close to nine in 10 law firms have chronically underperforming lawyers, an industry survey reports.
Trump said to hire longtime lawyer Kasowitz for Russia probe
President Donald Trump has hired one of his longtime lawyers, Marc Kasowitz, to help guide him through potentially wide-ranging probes of his campaign and Russian interference in the election, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Indiana mayors push Congress to keep funding block grants
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is scheduled to speak to congressional members this afternoon in support of continued funding for Community Development Block Grants.
Supreme Court declines case involving RFRA as a tax defense
The Indiana Supreme Court won't take up a case involving an Indianapolis man who tried to use the state's religious objections law as a defense for not paying his state taxes.
Family of dead Indiana man sues, claiming stun gun overuse
The family of an Indiana man who died after police repeatedly used a stun gun on him filed a lawsuit Tuesday asserting that his constitutional rights were violated in an unprovoked "brutal and deadly assault."
Trump budget hits legal aid and public service sectors
The American Bar Association is speaking out against key provisions in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint that would hit legal aid particularly hard.
Indiana sheriff avoids jail time for intimidation
A northern Indiana sheriff is avoiding prison time after pleading guilty to an intimidation charge stemming from an investigation of unrecorded phone calls and visits allowed for a jail inmate.
Indiana gets over $600K in Target data breach settlement
Indiana will receive over $600,000 from an $18.5 million settlement with Target Corp. to resolve a multi-state probe into the discounter's pre-Christmas data breach in 2013.
COA affirms denial of educational credit time for inmate
The Indiana Department of Correction correctly denied an inmate’s request for educational credit time after he was reincarcerated for a parole violation, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday, finding established caselaw does not allow inmates to “bank” credit time for future incarceration.
COA reinstates Madison City Council rezoning denial
A decision by the Madison City Council to deny a local couple’s request to rezone a property was not arbitrary and capricious and, thus, must be reinstated, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
COA finds no Brady violation in burglary case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s conviction for felony burglary, finding the state did not violate his rights by failing to disclose before trial the existence of a wallet discovered during the investigation into the burglary.
7th Circuit hears Indiana birth certificate dispute
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals seemed unconvinced that Indiana’s prohibition against listing non-birth mothers in female, same-sex married couples on a child’s birth certificate violates the Constitution.
Suit: ‘Scheme to scam’ put dubious charges on Vectren bills
An untold number of Vectren utility customers were duped into paying dubious utility-line protection plan charges that went to a different company after Vectren presumably took a kickback on the charge, a proposed class-action lawsuit claims.
Opinions May 23, 2017
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Monday:
Chijioke B. Ben-Yisrayl v. Ron Neal
16-1013
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
Civil. Affirms the district court’s denial of Chijioke B. Ben-Yisrayl’s petition for habeas relief. Finds Ben-Yisrayl did not raise a claim of ineffective assistance of resentencing counsel in his habeas petition, and his failure to do so is a waiver.
Jury selection enters day 2 in Bill Cosby sex assault case
Jury selection resumed Tuesday outside Philadelphia in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial as prosecutors and the defense seek to fill out a panel of 12 jurors and six alternates in a case that has attracted worldwide publicity.
7th Circuit affirms denial of habeas relief
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a man’s petition for habeas relief after finding he waived his argument of ineffective assistance of counsel by not raising that argument in his habeas petition.
High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
The Supreme Court’s ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral maps drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the state.
Indiana prosecutors to retry man in 1998 triple-killing
A northern Indiana prosecutor plans to retry a man in a triple-slaying case now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opted not to hear the state’s appeal of a ruling that threw out his second conviction and death sentence.