Loretta H Rush

── Jamonte Montral Morrow v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02189 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On November 20, 2024, Renita Freeman was driving her car when she came to a stop on 56th Street at the …

── E S v. C H, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-AD-01167 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge Pyle concurs. Judge Vaidik denies rehearing As we explained in our memorandum decision: On July 21, 2023, Grandparents filed a verified petition for the adoption of …

── Corey Ryan Rhoton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-01304 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On November 13, 2017, Rhoton was convicted following a jury trial of ten counts of child molesting and was sentenced to …

── Timothy Rueth, et al. v. Michael Schrage, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00956 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The origins of this case go back to 2009, when the Bank filed a commercial foreclosure action (the “Commercial …

── John Gray v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-00279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On November 18, 2006, Joseph Ubnoski and Blossum Kirby were shot by Gray in Indianapolis. Ubnoski died as a result of his …

── Termination: A R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01611 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Child was born in November 2011 to Mother and E.R. (“Father”). 1 In March 2020, the Department …

── Sherman Weston v. CityPlace Realty & Property Management ── Case No.: 25A-CC-01075 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On December 8, 2023, Weston signed a residential lease agreement with CityPlace for a residential property (“the Property”) located in …

── Picasso Imports LLC v. Rodney Brown ── Case No.: 25A-PL-02237 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in part/dissents in part On December 30, 2024, Brown visited Picasso’s car dealership regarding a vehicle that Picasso had advertised …

── Christian R. Brooks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02137 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On April 21, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., law enforcement observed Brooks traveling 127 miles per hour in a 60-mile-per-hour zone. …

── Hamid R Raffieed v. Sheri Schenkel, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00778 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2023, Raffieed agreed to purchase Traxside from the Schenkels. In March of that year, Raffieed filed a complaint against …

── Indiana Department of Insurance, et al. v. Jane Doe, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-CT-00306 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Goff and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter concur in part/dissent in part In February 2019, twelve-year-old John Doe II (“Child”) …

── Automotive Finance Corporation v. Meng Liu ── Case No.: 24S-CC-00223 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Massa, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff dissents This case presents an unfortunate, cautionary tale for individuals who represent themselves in civil litigation. In …

── J Q R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-JV-00298 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 12, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Fifteen-year-old J.Q.R. sold pills to two freshman classmates, B.H. and R.J., after they asked him for Percocet M30 pills. Though pharmaceutical grade Percocet M30 pills contain oxycodone, the …

── Commitment of J F ── Case No.: 25S-MH-00111 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 5, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Massa, Justice Goff, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Slaughter concurs/concurs in result In January 2023, thirty-nine-year-old J.F. had been living with her parents for nearly nine years and was struggling …

── CHINS: J S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24S-JC-00300 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 19, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Whitley Category: Juvenile Decision: Vacated and Remanded This case turns on whether an adoptive mother sought all reasonable means to keep her teenage son safe after his persistent violent outbursts led …

── Chris A. Kelly v. Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles ── Case No.: 25S-CT-00158 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 23, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Massa, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff dissents In August 2020, an Indianapolis police officer pulled Chris Kelly over for two “minor traffic …

── State of Indiana v. BH ── Case No.: 25S-JV-00047 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 30, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Cass Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed In January 2024, seventeen-year-old B.H. was being held at Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility. One day that month, after an officer informed B.H. he would be receiving a minor sanction, B.H. …

── Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation d/b/a IndyGo Public Transportation v. Norma Jean Bush, as Personal Rep of the Estate of Michael Rex Fergerson, Dec ── Case No.: 25S-CT-00245 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 15, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Goff and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent …

── Ricky L Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-CR-00349 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Vacated and Remanded Justice Goff and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent In 2023, Ricky Taylor was living in Muncie and selling blue pills known as …

── Ajaylan M Shabazz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-CR-00183 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed In May 2021, four individuals—Ajaylan Shabazz, Ariona Darling, Dustin Blair, and Tiffany Ferris—often snuck into a filthy storage room at a motel for shelter and to use drugs. …