Opinions Aug. 15, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Greg Serbon and John Allen v. City of East Chicago, Indiana, City of East Chicago Common Council; Monica Gonzalez, Lenny Franciski, Terrence Hill, Stacy Winfield, Robert Garcia, Gilda Orange, Dwayne Rancifer, Jr., Emiliano Perez, and Kenneth Monroe, in their official capacities as City of East Chicago Common Council Members; Anthony Copeland, in his official capacity as City of East Chicago Mayor; City of East Chicago Police Department; and Hector Rosario, in his official capacity as City of East Chicago Chief of Police, State of Indiana
21A-PL-1046
Civil plenary. Reverses the Lake Superior Court’s ruling that plaintiffs Greg Serbon and John Allen did not have standing to bring a federal constitutional challenge to the city of East Chicago’s “welcoming ordinance” but did have standing to challenge the ordinance under Indiana law, and the determination that Sections 3, 6(a) and 6(c) of the ordinance violate state statute and the subsequent enjoining of those laws. Finds the plaintiffs do not have standing to challenge the ordinance. Remands with instructions to dismiss the complaint for lack of standing.