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The Indiana Supreme Court this week dismissed an appeal to allow a woman to enter the Perry County Courthouse after the Perry Circuit Court entered an administrative order preventing her from getting in without an assigned escort.
The Perry Circuit Court says it imposed the restriction because the appellant has “shown a pattern of behavior which has given employees concern for their safety.”
The Supreme Court determined appellant Rebekah Atkins’ notice of appeal was defective in several ways, including failing to show which provision gives the Supreme Court jurisdiction over the appeal.
In dismissing the appeal, the Supreme Court imposes a number of restrictions on Atkins:
- Any Notice of Appeal filed by Atkins in the Supreme Court must comply with requirements of Appellate Rule 9(F) and Form #App.R. 9-1
- When she wants to appeal or petition to transfer to the Supreme Court, the appellant has to either pay the filing fee or comply with Appellate Rule 40 and show she’s been given permission by the trial court to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis
- Appellant must include a copy of the Supreme Court’s order with all documents, motions and Notices of Appeal she presents to the Supreme Court clerk
The case is Rebekah A Atkins v. Perry County Circuit Court, et al., No. 24S-CB-127.
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