Robert Peacher v. Matthew Batey, et al.

── Robert Peacher v. Matthew Batey, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01510 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 4, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Altice concur As of August 2023, Peacher was incarcerated in the Westville Correctional Facility. On October 4, 2023, Peacher submitted a Notice of Tort Claim alleging that, in August 2023, certain staff members failed to return his legal documents and wrongly subjected him to a conduct report. Peacher filed the instant action in the LaPorte Superior Court on December 21, 2023, which was within ninety days of submitting his Notice of Tort Claim and before the actual denial of his tort claim in June 2024.