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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Anthony Padgett v. State of Indiana (mem.dec.)
21A-CR-00519
Criminal. Reverses and remands the Sullivan Superior Court’s order granting the State of Indiana’s motion for summary disposition in Anthony Padgett’s case. Finds genuine issues of material fact remain regarding whether Padgett received adequate due process at his parole revocation hearing. Remands for further proceedings consistent with the COA’s opinion.
A woman who claimed she was fired for criticizing her superior’s choice to overturn a decision she made regarding a customer’s utility services did not convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that she was retaliated against.
Funding amounting to $375,000 has been granted to the Muncie Police Department for hiring purposes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Zachary A. Myers announced Thursday.
Attorney J. David Massey has been suspended for failing to cooperate with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission’s investigation of a grievance filed against him.
Three members of the Sikh community affected by a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility in April are seeking compensation from the city over claims that local officials failed to pursue a court hearing that could have prevented the shooter from accessing guns used in the attack.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a woman who arranged the killing of her young daughter’s father amid a custody battle over the child.
A northern Indiana school district paid nearly $3.5 million to the families of three children who died and a fourth child who was seriously injured in 2018 when a pickup truck plowed into them as they crossed a rural highway to board a school bus.
A Gary man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison in the slaying of a pizza delivery driver he and another man lured to an abandoned house for a planned robbery.
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply.
The Indiana Supreme Court has decided to allow Gov. Eric Holcomb to fast-forward through the appeals process to challenge the Legislature’s attempt to call itself into special session, but as the case comes before the justices, the process will slow down with oral arguments not being heard until April 7, 2022.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Tracey Wheeler v. State of Indiana and Indiana Department of Corrections
21A-MI-1175
Miscellaneous. Reverses the Perry Circuit Court’s dismissal of a negligence complaint by prisoner Tracey Wheeler against the Indiana Department of Correction and remands for further proceedings. Finds Wheeler adequately stated a cause for negligence and the DOC appeared to concede as much by abandoning their challenge to the sufficiency of the allegations. Also finds Wheeler was not required to plead exhaustion of remedies to state a claim for relief. Affirms the dismissal of any other putative claims contained in the complaint by Wheeler.
Adoptions will be celebrated Thursday in the Allen Superior Court as the Fort Wayne judiciary marks National Adoption Month.
A Georgia-based bank waived its right to claim the Marion Superior Court lacked personal jurisdiction over a garnishment case after it placed a hold on a bank account and responded to interrogatories without objection, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana is allowing a negligence complaint by a prisoner against the Indiana Department of Correction to proceed, partially reversing a dismissal by the Perry Circuit Court.
Indiana’s governor is facing pressure from fellow Republicans to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that’s been in place since March 2020 even as the state has seen a recent jump of infections and hospitalizations.
A former tutor at a northwest Indiana elementary school has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for molesting a boy over several years, starting when he was 10.
Challenges to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel dominated by judges appointed by Republicans.
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed disciplinary charges against a former Adams County Drug Court judge related to election matters during his time on the bench.
A Monroe County husband and wife have each been sentenced to federal prison following their convictions for sexual exploitation of five children in their care.
Indiana Court of Appeals
In Re the Matter of: Paternity of W.M.T., Elizabeth Jackson v. Sharon Thomas
21A-JP-57
Juvenile paternity. Affirms the Hancock Superior Court’s order awarding custody of W.M.T. to Sharon Thomas, the order for Elizabeth Jackson to pay child support to Thomas and the denial of Jackson’s request for attorney fees. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted certain challenged evidence, nor did it err when it determined that Thomas was W.M.T.’s de facto custodian and that modification of W.M.T.’s custody was in the child’s best interests. Also finds the trial court didn’t err when it excluded W.M.T.’s survivor benefits from the child support calculation. Finally, finds the trial court didn’t abuse its discretion when it denied Jackson’s request for attorney fees.