Theodore Edward Rokita v. Barbara Tully

── Theodore Edward Rokita v. Barbara Tully ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00705 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur A. Indiana Office of Inspector General Created in 2005, the OIG is tasked with “addressing fraud, waste, abuse, and wrongdoing” in state agencies. Ind. Code § 4-2-7-2(b). To help achieve this goal, the General Assembly directed the OIG to implement a code of ethics for state government through rulemaking. See I.C. §§ 4-2-7-3(6), 4-2-7-5(a). The OIG did so by establishing the Indiana Code of Ethics. See 42 Ind. Admin. Code 1-1-1 et seq. Relevant to this appeal are Rules 5 and 8 of that Code. 42 I.A.C. 1-5-1 et. seq (“Rule 5”); 42 I.A.C.