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Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 12 NFP)

Posted on October 14, 2008
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (5): Joseph T. Williams-Bey v. Edward Buss, et al. (NFP) - "Williams-Bey?s brief fails to comply with the Indiana Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Ind. Appellate Rule 46(A). Specifically, his brief...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issues two today

Posted on October 14, 2008
In U.S. v. Jackson (ND Ind., CJ Miller), a 38-page opinion, Judges Rovner writes:Defendants-appellants Essie Jackson and Joe Jackson were convicted of mail fraud and conspiring to commit mail fraud along with their codefendant, Angela Blackwell Jackson, who is...

Ind. Courts - Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open

Posted on October 14, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from early this morning about the dueling county courts, the first one convened this morning. From a report by Bill Dolan of the NWI Times:CROWN POINT | Lake Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo on Tuesday morning...

Law - More on: "Lawyers worry about liability if banks holding client trust accounts fail"

Posted on October 13, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 8, which linked to a national article, Donald R. Lundberg, Executive Secretary of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission had an even more timely column last month in Res Gestae, headed "Trust accounts in...

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Ind. Law - "It's the law: Out-of-state plates are illegal"

Posted on October 13, 2008
Ken Kosky's "It's the Law" column in the NWI Times this week focuses on the law requiring people to obtain Indiana license plates within 60 days of moving to the state. The article begins:There are very few things that annoy...

Ind. Courts - "Delaware prosecutor reconstructs the record to comply with new rules"

Posted on October 13, 2008
From the Muncie Star-Press today, a story by Rick Yencer begins:New rules governing the seizure and forfeiture of money and property from criminal defendants are causing Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney to reconstruct records from dozens of cases in which...

Ind. Courts - "Court observers suspect it will be the future president naming one or two federal judges"

Posted on October 13, 2008
"Tumult of presidential politics blocks local federal judge moves" is the headline today to this story by Bill Dolan in the NWI Times. Some quotes:HAMMOND | Federal judges aren't on the ballot next month, but Northwest Indiana voters could influence....

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on October 13, 2008
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Wednesday, Oct. 15: 9:00 AM - Kerry L. Meredith v. State of Indiana - A Richmond police officer stopped Meredith to examine a temporary vehicle tag in the rear window of...

Ind. Decisions - Status of: Remote voting sites at issue in Lake County [Updated]

Posted on October 13, 2008
Updating the most recent ILB entry, from Saturday, where U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen was quoted by two papers as "promising to announce his decision Monday, so the voting sites could open Tuesday if he does not grant...

Ind. Decisions - More on: Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on October 13, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from earlier this morning, the IU News Room has now posted a release on the Supreme Court oral argument in the case of Stanley Klotz v. Sarah Hoyt & Chrissy Kornmann, to be heard Thursday at...

Courts - "U.S. Supreme Court Is Asked to Fix Troubled West Virginia Justice System"

Posted on October 12, 2008
Adam Liptak of the NY Times reports today in a story that begins:WASHINGTON ? The justice system in West Virginia is broken and the United States Supreme Court should take steps to fix it, according to a pile of briefs...

Ind. Courts - Legal Aid closings in Fort Wayne; 50 year anniversary in Evansville

Posted on October 12, 2008
Rebecca S. Green reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in a story that begins:By the end of the year, a long-time legal resource for low-income people in the area will close its doors forever. And the decision by...

Ind. Decisions - More on "Appeals court says Kalab's siblings' records should not have been released"

Posted on October 12, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, today the Evansville Courier & Press has a second story by Bryan Corbin on Friday's Court of Appeals opinion in the case titled In the Matter of K.B. and B.L.; A.B.L. (mother) v. Department...

Court - "Kentucky Bar leader tried to stall abuse deal, records show"

Posted on October 12, 2008
Andrew Wolfson has an interesting story today in the Louisville Courier Journal that begins:The president of the Kentucky Bar Association allegedly tried to block the $84 million settlement of the Diocese of Covington priest-abuse case so she could extract a...

Ind. Law - "States? Film Production Incentives Cause Jitters"

Posted on October 12, 2008
An interesting story with an Indiana twist today in the NY Times. Some quotes from Michael Cieply's long report:LOS ANGELES ? Already on the hook for billions to bail out Wall Street, taxpayers are also finding themselves stuck with a...

Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: Remote voting sites at issue in Lake County

Posted on October 11, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 8th, both the NWI Times and the Gary Post Tribune report today that U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen heard arguments yesterday on the remote voting sites issue and has not yet made...

Ind. Decisions - "Appeals court says Kalab's siblings' records should not have been released"

Posted on October 11, 2008
Yesterday's Court of Appeals opinion in the case titled In the Matter of K.B. and B.L.; A.B.L. (mother) v. Department of Child Services (see ILB entry here) is the subject of a lengthy story today in the Evansville Courier &...

Ind. Decisions - More on: Supreme Court orders hundreds of pages of sealed documents in a pending case to be open and available for public inspection

Posted on October 11, 2008
This brief report appeared Friday evening on the Chicago Tribune website (see yesterday's ILB entry here):The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday ordered opened to the public hundreds of pages of documents that had been sealed at the request of corporations...

Ind. Courts - "Ex-court official is disciplined"

Posted on October 11, 2008
This brief item appears today in the Indianapolis Star (see yesterday's ILB entry here):The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday accepted an agreement ending disciplinary proceedings against a former Marion Superior Court commissioner. Former Master Commissioner Nancy L...

Ind. Courts - 7th Circuit briefs no longer available online?

Posted on October 10, 2008
Recall this post from yesterday on "7th Circuit issues Illinois election decision that references Indiana"? The case was Allan J. Stevo v. Keith et al,. Today I looked for the briefs in the case via the 7th Circuit site. Instead,...

Ind. Courts - More on: Marion County Judge Hawkins, Master Commissioner Broyles charged by Disciplinary Commission

Posted on October 10, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 8th, here is the 51-page package of documents, headed by the Supreme Court "Order Accepting Agreed Discipline," in the Master Commission Broyles matter. The Order provides that Nancy L.Broyles:is hereby PERMANENTLY BANNED from serving...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court orders hundreds of pages of sealed documents in a pending case to be open and available for public inspection

Posted on October 10, 2008
Oral arguments were heard before the Supreme Court Jan. 14th in Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. v. United States Filter Corp. - see ILB upcoming oral argument notice here. Here is the link to the ILB summary of the July...

Ind. Law - Yet more on: Vanderburgh commissioners pass abortion regulations

Posted on October 10, 2008
Updating ILB entries from August re Vanderburgh commissioners passing abortion regulations (see list of ILB entries here), Thomas B. Langhorne of the Evansville Courier & Press has two stories today exploring the background of the action; "E-mails show planning behind...

Ind. Courts - More on "Ex-official is again a wanted man"

Posted on October 10, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 24th, Bob Kasarda off the NWI Times reports today in a story that begins:VALPARAISO | Michael Haughee, a former Hebron official and former Lake County deputy prosecutor, faces another year behind bars. Haughee admitted...

Ind. Courts - 2008 Indiana Judicial Candidate Information via Indiana Right to Life

Posted on October 10, 2008
Indiana Right to Life has its own website on the appellate jurists up for retention November 4th. Access it here. Its links are to the Lexis cases provided via the Indiana Courts' Retention Website, which is available here....

Ind. Courts - Judicial races in Monroe County

Posted on October 07, 2008
Laura Lane reports today ($$$) in the Bloomington Herald Times on a judicial candidates debate. Some quotes:Most of the questions posed to Monroe County judicial candidates Monday night revolved around the needs of children and the county?s lack of money...

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides one today

Posted on October 07, 2008
In Larry W. Newton v. State, a 5-page, 4-1 decision on a direct appeal, with four separate opinions, Judge Dickson writes:In this direct appeal, defendant Larry Newton appeals the trial court?s order vacating its permission for the defendant to file....

Law - Latham & Watkins represented Eli Lilly in ImClone deal

Posted on October 07, 2008
See the report by Zach Lowe in The American Lawyer....

Ind. Decisions - More on: Upcoming oral arguments this week

Posted on October 07, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Monday, Oct. 6, it turns out that all three oral arguments before the Supreme Court Thursday morning, Oct. 9th, WILL be webcast....

Ind. Courts - More on: Information about appellate jurists on the November ballot

Posted on October 07, 2008
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 2, a press release posted late yesterday on the Court website, announces: "New Website Allows Voters to Learn About Indiana Supreme Court and Appellate Judges Who Are Up for Retention."Voters can surf the web...

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