Indiana Court Decisions: June 29-July 12, 2022
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Justices create new framework for determining if good cause exists to limit, prohibit high-level depositions
A trial court must revisit the question of whether three of the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s highest-ranking executives have to sit for depositions in a concussion lawsuit after the Indiana Supreme Court established a new framework for examining requests to limit depositions.
Judges pro tem appointed in Clark, Hancock, Jennings counties
The Indiana Supreme Court recently appointed a trio of judges pro tempore in trial courts across the state. The appointments announced this month were made to courts in Clark, Hancock and Jennings counties.
New members appointed to Rules Committee
Three new attorneys have been appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Former IU Maurer dean Robel calls for disciplinary investigation against AG Rokita for comments about abortion doc
A former Indiana University provost and law school dean is calling for a disciplinary investigation into Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, alleging he made “false or baseless” statements on Fox News concerning an Indiana doctor who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim.
Public input sought on proposed changes to Tax Court, trial rules
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking public comment on proposed rule changes to the Indiana Rules of Court.
Proposed rule amendment would give judges discretion to allow cameras in court
A proposed rule amendment to Judicial Conduct Rule 2.17 would give Indiana trial court judges discretion to allow news media to broadcast, televise, record and photograph court proceedings.
Justices grant transfer to 1, deny 28 other cases
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to only one case among 28 others, agreeing to hear a dispute involving a traveling actor’s attempts to receive CARES Act benefits in Indiana.
Indy attorney reinstated after cooperating with Disciplinary Commission
An Indianapolis attorney who was suspended last month for noncompliance with a disciplinary investigation has been reinstated to the practice of law in Indiana.
Indiana Court Decisions: June 16-28, 2022
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Disciplinary Actions: March 29-June 30, 2022
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the second quarter of 2022.
Going for distance: Indiana Supreme Court lifts remote CLE caps
The recent red strikethroughs scattered throughout the three-page Indiana Supreme Court order amending Admission and Discipline Rules 28 and 29 will impact all Hoosier lawyers and judges.On June 6, the Supreme Court permanently amended continuing legal education rules to lift limits on distance education.
Three Indianapolis attorneys disciplined
The Indiana Supreme Court has has suspended two attorneys from the practice of law in Indiana for noncooperation and a third Hoosier lawyer indefinitely.
Justices split on whether unruly defendants must be told they can return to court if they behave
A split Indiana Supreme Court has denied transfer in a case involving an unruly defendant, disagreeing on whether trial courts are required to inform disruptive individuals who have been removed from the courtroom that they can reclaim their right to be present if they behave.
Former St. Joseph Co. referee admonished for suspending parenting time based on unauthorized ex parte information
A former St. Joseph County referee has avoided formal discipline after she temporarily suspended a father’s parenting time based on notes she received from a guardian ad litem that she later refused to share with the father and his counsel.
Justice David honored during final Supreme Court oral argument in Boone Co.
Leaving the grandeur of its Statehouse courtroom, the Indiana Supreme Court took to the road Thursday for a special traveling event in honor of Justice Steven David’s final oral argument. The high court ventured to Boone County, David’s former judicial home of more than 15 years, for his final oral argument as a member of the Supreme Court.
Justices grapple with church autonomy in fight over firing of Cathedral teacher
During the June 28 oral arguments in the dispute between the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the former Cathedral High School teacher who was fired for being in a same-sex marriage, the Indiana Supreme Court wrestled with a central question: When can civil government exercise authority over church matters?
Split Supreme Court reinstates convictions based on invited error
Finding no fundamental error, a split Indiana Supreme Court has reinstated a man’s multiple convictions that resulted in a nearly 50-year sentence.
Transfer granted in six child sex abuse deposition cases
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer in six cases last week all addressing whether child sex abuse victims can be ordered for deposition in light of a state statute the Court of Appeals of Indiana has repeatedly held violates the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
Justices split, find ‘jurisdictional gap’ in child molesting offense committed by minor who is now an adult
Neither the juvenile court nor the criminal court has jurisdiction over a man who allegedly committed child molesting while still a minor but whom the state did not attempt to criminally charge until he was over 21, creating a “jurisdictional gap” in cases where an offender ages out of the juvenile system, according to the Indiana Supreme Court. But the court’s majority holding was challenged by two dissenting justices, who argued the Indiana Legislature “would never have intended” for the alleged criminal act to go unpunished.