Lawsuit filed over bus crash near Indianapolis
Four people who were on board a double-decker passenger bus that crashed near Indianapolis are suing the bus company.
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Opinions Oct. 15, 2014 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
Hector Laguna v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1404-CR-165
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony domestic battery and evidentiary ruling excluding challenged evidence.
Opinions Oct. 15, 2014
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Randy M. Swisher v. Porter County Sheriff’s Dept., et al.
13-3602
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein.
Civil. Reverses judgment in favor of the defendants on Swisher’s 42 U.S.C. 1983 complaint that he was denied medical care during his nine-month stint in jail. The magistrate judge, while fully crediting the plaintiff’s testimony at an evidentiary hearing, erred in dismissing Swisher’s suit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
Justices affirm denial of Crime Victims Relief Act liability
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s decision to not impose Crime Victims Relief Act liability on a couple who sold their home knowing it had defects. And although the Indiana Court of Appeals also affirmed, Chief Justice Loretta Rush pointed out the high court has different reasons for leaving the trial court’s judgment in place.
‘Common sense’ requires ruling in favor of inmate, judge says
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed judgment in favor of jail officials on an inmate’s complaint that he was denied medical access while in jail. The judges did not agree with the magistrate judge’s decision that Randy Swisher had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies by not filing a written grievance.
Judges affirm denial of child molester’s PCR petition
The Indiana Court of Appeals decided Wednesday that it did have jurisdiction to hear a prisoner’s petition for post-conviction relief that was filed 31 days after the trial court denied him relief. But the man was unsuccessful before the appellate court.
IU Maurer to give scholarships to Purdue engineer grads
Indiana University Maurer School of Law announced Wednesday its third program with an in-state school to provide scholarships and mentoring to students who attend IU Maurer for law school. The school has partnered with Purdue University’s College of Engineering.
Some Indiana gay marriages could be invalid
The Indiana attorney general's office says same-sex couples who married in the two days after the state's gay marriage ban was first struck down in June should confirm their marriages were properly recorded.
Setting it straight
The lecture, “What the Hobby Lobby Court Did and Didn’t Decide,” presented by Donna Nagy, Indiana University Maurer School of Law's executive associate dean for academic affairs, will be held Wednesday at Vassar College. This information was incorrect in the Oct. 9 IL Daily.
Opinions Oct. 14, 2014 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
Brandon Earthman v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1404-CR-147
Criminal. Affirms 12-year sentence for Class B felony robbery.
George Nichols v. State of Indiana (NFP)
40A05-1402-CR-76
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class C misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and Class B misdemeanor public intoxication.
Segun Rasaki v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1404-CR-167
Criminal. Reverses denial of motion to correct error following the denial of Rasaki’s petition for permission to file a belated notice of appeal.
Christopher Kimbrell v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1311-CR-1002
Criminal. Affirms denial of motion to correct erroneous sentence.
Opinions Oct. 14, 2014
Indiana Court of Appeals
Brandon Earthman v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1404-CR-147
Criminal. Affirms 12-year sentence for Class B felony robbery.
Judiciary interim study committee to vote on magistrates
The Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary is expected to vote Thursday on endorsing magistrate judge requests from seven Indiana counties.
Former NAACP president to deliver IU Maurer Harris Lecture
Julian Bond, the former president of the NAACP and first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will give the Harris Lecture at Indiana University Maurer School of Law on Wednesday.
House GOP plans changes in school funding, ethics
House Republicans plan to spend the 2015 session seeking changes in how the state funds its schools and rewriting their own ethics rules.
ABA provides guidance on sale of law practice
The American Bar Association has issued a formal opinion on the sale of a law practice, specifically as it relates to the seller in terms of “practice” and billing matters.
Man gets 55 years for murder of hospital roommate
A man expressed remorse for killing another state hospital patient before a judge sentenced him to 55 years imprisonment.
Opinions Oct. 13, 2014
There are no opinions Monday because the courts are closed in observance of Columbus Day.
Expungement fair aimed at helping individuals with a juvenile record
The Children’s Policy & Law Initiative of Indiana is partnering with Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Marion County Public Defender Agency to help individuals who have a juvenile record start the expungement process.
Amended bankruptcy rules take effect Oct. 27
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana has amended its local rules. The amendments, which take effect Oct. 27, include new rules and changes to existing rules.
Assistant US attorney chosen as federal magistrate
An assistant U.S. attorney in Hammond has been tapped as the newest magistrate judge for the Fort Wayne Division of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.