Justices: judicial discipline now moot
The Indiana Supreme Court has ended a disciplinary action against a former LaPorte Superior judge who'd served in senior capacity for three years because that jurist has retired and will no longer practice law.
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Judge adopts revised sentencing conditions
Senior Judge James T. Moody in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Indiana issued an order Monday regarding conditions for probation and supervised release.
Writ removes special prosecutor
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered Delaware Circuit Court to vacate its order appointing J.A. Cummins as special prosecuting attorney and appoint someone else to serve in that capacity.
Order restricts guns, alcohol in judge’s home
Special Judge Walter Chapala issued an order this week requiring all firearms be removed from the home of a LaPorte Superior judge who was shot last month in her home.
Supreme Court disbars attorney
A split Indiana Supreme Court voted to immediately disbar an Indianapolis attorney who pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making a false tax return.
Supreme Court grants transfer, remands case
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to a case involving a defendant's motion for leave to file a belated appeal and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Court certifies exotic dancer suit as class action
Anyone who danced in the past three years at one Indianapolis strip club embroiled in a lawsuit over minimum wage may be able to collect on unpaid wages, ruled a District Court judge Wednesday.
High court vacates transfer
The Indiana Supreme Court vacated transfer yesterday in a case in which a defendant appealed his convictions of voluntary manslaughter, carrying a handgun without a license, and finding that he was a habitual offender.
County not dismissed in fired court clerks suits
Clark County lost in its efforts to be dismissed from suits filed by two fired Clark Circuit Court employees. Chief Judge David F. Hamilton in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, ordered the county to file answers to the complaints no later than Sept. 6.
Indiana federal judge sanctions attorneys
A federal judge in Hammond has sanctioned two Detroit attorneys who filed what he calls a frivolous claim demonstrating a pattern of misconduct, fining each lawyer and their client in a sharply worded ruling.
Lilly must produce files from noose incident
Eli Lilly & Co. must produce documents related to the handling of a noose being found in an area its employees frequent for discovery in a separate suit alleging discrimination in the company.
Federal judge still won’t block Voter ID law
A week before some Indiana voters go to the polls, a federal judge in Indianapolis has declined to block the state's voter identification law that's currently in flux following a state appellate court ruling in September.
Court consolidates Lake County voter cases
The Indiana Supreme Court has stepped in to settle conflicting rulings from two Lake County courts regarding early-voting sites in East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, deciding that consolidating the cases to proceed in Lake Superior Court is the "most orderly approach."
7th Circuit orders new defense counsel
In an order handed down late Monday afternoon, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals relieved a court-appointed defense counsel from representing his client and will appoint new counsel in a future order.
Court amends public accessibility, other rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has revised its administrative and appellate rules governing how trial courts make records publicly accessible and how appeals are handled in certain cases requiring confidentiality.
Court sanctions Allen County judge
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended Allen Superior Judge Kenneth R. Scheibenberger for three days without pay as part of an agreement to resolve a judicial misconduct action.
7th Circuit denies injunction in voter ID suit
For those photo-showing voters who cast ballots on Nov. 4, rest assured that the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago isn’t going to interfere in the election process already concluded.
Special judge: Keep early-voting sites open
A special judge has ordered satellite early-voting sites in East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond to remain open over the objections of two Lake County Republicans.
High court vacates post-conviction relief petition
Although the Indiana Supreme Court vacated the post-conviction court's grant of a petition for relief, it remanded the issue to determine if it should be granted on other grounds raised in the petition.