Melvin Lewis Graves v. Destinee Rae Patterson

── Melvin Lewis Graves v. Destinee Rae Patterson ── Case No.: 25A-DN-00726 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Graves was incarcerated at the time but filed a response denying the petition and asked for a hearing. The court scheduled a final hearing for October and noted that Graves would “appear by telephone” from the correctional facility. Appellant’s Appendix Vol. 2 at 13. On the date of the hearing, Graves failed to appear.