Tax Court seeks comment on e-filing rules
Indiana Tax Court is soliciting comments on proposed rule changes to provide for electronic filing and service of documents, excluding initial case filings.
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Floyd County faces class action over ‘stripping’ jail inmates
Floyd County jail inmates who claim they and more than 160 inmates were sometimes forcibly stripped of their clothes and placed in padded cells with little apparent cause may pursue a class-action civil-rights lawsuit against the county, sheriff and jail staff.
McConnell: Senate won’t vote on Obama SCOTUS pick
Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday his party won't permit a vote on any Supreme Court nominee submitted by President Barack Obama and will instead "revisit the matter" after the presidential election in November.
7th Circuit remands disability case over ALJ’s findings
The United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded a case to the Social Security Administration after finding the administrative law judge’s credibility analysis was flawed.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Indiana DCS caseloads
A judge in Indianapolis dismissed a lawsuit Monday in which an Indiana Department of Child Services family case manager claimed she had an excessive caseload that put children at risk.
Lawsuit could upend civil forfeiture in Indiana
A new challenge to Indiana’s civil forfeiture process does not seek to end the practice altogether but its attempts to stop the flow of money into local law enforcement coffers could, ultimately, halt the seizure of property in the state.
15 justice semifinalists remain
Nine judges, four lawyers in private practice, a state lawmaker and a state attorney are semifinalists to replace Justice Brent Dickson on the Indiana Supreme Court. Thirteen men and two women from every region in the state will return for a second round of interviews next month.
Disciplinary Actions – 2/24/16
Read who recently resigned from the bar and who was suspended.
Scalia remembered as personable, intellectual
Supreme Court of the United States Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered as an intellectual judge who had a profound impact on the nation’s highest court, but also as friendly and personable in one-on-one conversations by Indiana judges and attorneys who had interactions with him.
Indy attorney represents 2 in NFL brain-injury cases
Attorney Dan Chamberlain is betting on a couple of ex-players with tarnished pasts in lawsuits that contend the National Football League failed to adequately compensate retired players who suffer traumatic brain injuries.
Attorneys applauded for representing pro bono clients in federal court
The third annual event in a jury room at the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Indianapolis was a thank you to all the attorneys who provided pro bono help in 2015 to pro se litigants in either the Civil Trial Assistance Panel or the Mediation Assistance Program.
Indiana manufacturer’s ‘willful infringement’ suit set for SCOTUS argument
Indiana medical device maker Zimmer Inc. will be fighting for its wallet Tuesday as part of a patent dispute before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Black lawmakers oppose Marion County judge selection bill
A proposal to create a 14-member merit-selection commission to nominate Marion Superior judges would harm minority representation on the bench of the state’s largest county, members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said in a statement Monday as the bill awaited second reading on the House floor.
7th Circuit dismisses appeal due to waiver
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a man’s appeal of his 21-month sentence and three years of supervised release because he waived his right to appeal in district court. Circuit Judge David Hamilton said the court didn’t see any reason to overlook the waiver.
Chief justice remembers Scalia’s ‘irrepressible spirit’
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts is remembering the late Justice Antonin Scalia as a colleague of “irrepressible spirit.”
50 Cent’s online photos with cash interest bankruptcy judge
Rapper 50 Cent has been ordered to appear in bankruptcy court in Hartford, Connecticut, to explain photos showing him with wads of cash.
Medical malpractice complaint moves forward
A man will have his medical malpractice complaint heard after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision to dismiss it.
15 semifinalists selected for Supreme Court vacancy
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission on Friday selected 15 people as semifinalists to replace retiring Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson.
Interviews conclude for Supreme Court applicants
The last of 29 applicants for a pending vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court were interviewed Friday by the Indiana Judicial Nomination Commission, which is deliberating to reduce the number for a second round of interviews. Those semifinalists are to be announced Friday.
Court affirms grandparents’ rights to visitation
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion which would have denied grandparents visitation rights.