Indiana Court of Appeals
Lloyd G. Perry v. Anonymous Physican 1, Alias Medical Group 1, Inc., Anonymous Physican 2, et al.
02A03-1401-CT-43
Civil Tort. Affirms summary judgment in favor of healthcare providers. Finds Perry did not submit expert testimony as required by court rules to support his medical malpractice claim.
The Indiana Court of Appeals chastised a pro se litigant for supporting his medical malpractice claim with only a “perfunctory and self-serving” affidavit instead of submitting expert testimony.
A woman who was intoxicated while she attended to business at the courthouse in Crawfordsville lost her appeal of a felony drunken-driving conviction Wednesday.
Five eastern Indiana Circuit judges have been appointed to fill in for a suspended Muncie City Court judge facing misconduct allegations.
Merrillville solo practitioner Gina L. Jones has been chosen to serve on the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Advisory Committee, the Indiana Supreme Court announced.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jose Rodriquez v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A05-1406-PC-289
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: M.B., S.B., and C.B., Minor Children, and L.B., Mother v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al (NFP)
45A03-1406-JT-193
Juvenile. Affirms involuntary termination of parental rights.
Joanna Latrice Stokes v. State of Indiana (NFP)
45A03-1404-CR-140
Criminal. Affirms convictions of two counts of Class B felony neglect of a dependent.
Matthew D. Tribble v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A02-1404-CR-290
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class D felony auto theft and Class D felony battery by bodily waste.
Fabian Suarez Guadarrama v. State of Indiana (NFP)
90A04-1406-CR-264
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony performing sexual misconduct in the presence of a minor.
Charles W. Wright v. Whitney Timberlake (NFP)
13A01-1409-MI-402
Miscellaneous. Affirms order granting motion to dismiss filed by Timberlake.
Jamar Washington v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1405-CR-306
Criminal. Affirms conviction of dealing in cocaine as a Class A felony.
T.M.T. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
71A03-1405-JV-164
Juvenile. Affirms adjudication as a delinquent child for committing what would be Class C felony child molesting if committed by an adult.
Joshua S. Ramon v. State of Indiana (NFP)
92A03-1404-CR-128
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and Class D felony possession of marijuana.
Jeffery Blackmon v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1406-PC-423
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Darci J. McFadden v. State of Indiana (NFP)
39A05-1406-CR-255
Criminal. Affirms sentence following revocation of probation.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: L.D.H., D.M.H., K.M.H., and N.M.H. (Minor Children) B.J.H. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services (NFP)
02A04-1405-JT-212
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Juan M. Fox v. State of Indiana (NFP)
33A05-1403-MI-120
Miscellaneous. Affirms revocation of parole.
Harold Bishop v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1405-CR-367
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A felony attempted murder.
Indiana Supreme Court
In Re the Adoption of B.C.H.
41S04-1408-AD-515
Adoption. Vacates the trial court’s decision to grant stepfather’s petition to adopt B.C.H. and remands for a hearing on the child’s best interests in the adoption and other proceedings consistent with this opinion. At this hearing, the grandparents, who had primary custody of B.C.H. for the first four years of her life, shall be given the opportunity to give or withhold consent to the child’s adoption. They were not served with legal notice of the adoption.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the insurance dispute involving a landlord and tenant that divided the Court of Appeals earlier this year.
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday stripped the adoption of a child by her stepfather, ruling that maternal grandparents who had been primary caregivers early in her life were wrongly denied an opportunity to consent to or contest the adoption.
The District Court properly excluded an ordinance a woman sought to introduce at trial to bolster her case that a gas station should be liable for her injuries sustained after she fell off a curb walking around a display outside the gas station store, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
The Indiana Supreme Court plans to implement an evidence-based pretrial release program in Indiana, according to an order signed by Chief Justice Loretta Rush Monday. In order to do so, a study committee will develop and implement at least one pilot project.
A federal court properly dismissed a family’s lawsuit against an Indiana bank and employee alleging they breached a fiduciary duty to a veteran in managing his benefits, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held Monday. The family is required to seek review of the fiduciary appointment as outlined under statute.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Sprit Food Mart, Inc., Keystone Marathon, Inc., and Fours Investment Group, Inc., v. RS Petroleum, Inc. (NFP)
49A02-1308-PL-732
Civil plenary. Affirms final partial judgment in favor of RS Petroleum in a lease dispute.
In the Matter of the Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of: D.H. and J.H. and H.G. and J.H. v. The Ind. Dept. of Child Services (NFP)
35A02-1407-JT-474
Juvenile. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Matthew Lucas Major v. State of Indiana (NFP)
53A01-1404-CR-158
Criminal. Affirms convictions and 90-year sentence for six counts of Class A felony child molesting.
James W. Tate v. State of Indiana (NFP)
84A04-1403-CR-140
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class A felony dealing in methamphetamine and Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.
Heidi Carpenter v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1405-CR-348
Criminal. Affirms felony murder conviction.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Milford J. Clark
12-1417
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, Judge Sarah Evans Barker.
Criminal. Affirms conviction for bank robbery. Clark was not deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to proceed pro se. Any errors in admission of evidence were harmless since Clark met the physical description of the robber and his DNA was found at the bank.
Although a federal court in Indianapolis committed some errors in admitting certain evidence at a man’s bank robbery trial, those errors were harmless based on DNA evidence and the defendant matching the robber’s description, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday.
In ruling for a national home improvement chain on whether it had to collect sales tax from customers who used its contractor services, the Indiana Tax Court invalidated a distinction contained in Department of Revenue administrative regulations regarding the type of contract a contractor uses.
A man with a history of mental illness was unable to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that his 100-year sentence for his role in the murder of two market employees in Elkhart is inappropriate.
A Bloomington man who opposes treating or cutting his lawn for environmental reasons could not convince the Court of Appeals that a city ordinance is unconstitutional or void for vagueness.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from defendants who were jailed in some cases for days after being found not guilty, posting bond or being ordered released by a judge.
A federal jury awarded a former teacher nearly $2 million Friday after finding that a northern Indiana Roman Catholic diocese discriminated against her by firing her after church officials learned she was trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization.