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── David Wagner v. David Fife ── Case No.: 23A-PL-03124 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Wagner and David Fife were longtime friends. In November 2021, Wagner was buying a semi-truck and trailer from a third party, and Fife …
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Neutral
── Kortney Elzey v. David Krieg ── Case No.: 24A-EV-02562 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In February 2023, Marilyn Krieg (landlord) and Kortney Elzey (tenant) entered into a five-month lease for a mobile home in Fort Wayne. On July 20, …
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Neutral
── Nicholas Wilkie-Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00779 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On August 30, 2022, Yahoo! Inc. submitted a complaint to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) concerning Wilkie-Carr’s …
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── Axel P Sundling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00825 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In June and July 2022, law enforcement, via an informant, conducted two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Sundling in a Walmart …
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Neutral
── Alfred Zuk v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03102 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur B.Z.’s parents were in a 20-year relationship and had four children in common, including B.Z, and three older children belonging to B.Z.’s …
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── Douglas E. Jimenez Bernal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01190 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In 2009, shortly after immigrating to the United States from El Salvador, Blanca Medrano (Mother) married James Young. Together, they …
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Neutral
── James T. McCollom v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01718 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Perry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In March 2024, M.S. and E.W. were best friends and lived near each other in Cannelton. At the time, the girls …
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Neutral
── Develan L. Bland, et al. v. Chapman Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02584 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 28, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur Bland owns a home in Indianapolis. In 2018, she solicited bids to replace her water heater …
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Neutral
── Kevin Faughnder v. Amy Faughnder ── Case No.: 23A-DR-01000 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur On April 24, 2018, the trial court entered a final decree dissolving Husband’s marriage to Amy Nondorf (“Wife”). The decree incorporated the parties’ …
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Neutral
── Michael A. Byrd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02511 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur In March 2019, Byrd pleaded guilty to Level 3 felony dealing in a narcotic drug. The court sentenced Byrd to twelve …
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Neutral
── David Charles Wanke, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02423 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur Wanke is the paternal grandfather of N.W., and Ashton Wheeler is Wanke’s daughter-in-law and N.W.’s mother. In July …
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Neutral
── Anthony V. Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02271 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bailey concur On May 24, 2022, Johnson and his girlfriend, Ashley Bills, placed an order from a Dairy Queen restaurant in Indianapolis using …
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Neutral
── DSG Indiana, LLC dba Ashley Furniture v. Angela R Green ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00731 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bailey concur On May 5, 2023, Green bought several pieces of furniture from DSG, including a leather …
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Neutral
── K S v. F T ── Case No.: 24A-AD-02805 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur Father is a United States citizen who lives in New Jersey, and Mother is a Guyanese citizen. Mother and Father met when they …
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Neutral
── Termination: R A v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03057 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 16, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Mother and W.P. (“Father”) 1 are the biological parents of Child, who was born April 6, 2012. …
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Neutral
── John L Pratchard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01174 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur We affirm. Issue Pratchard raises a single issue, whether the trial court abused its discretion when it revoked his probation and …
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Neutral
── CHINS: L A v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-JC-01084 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur S.G-A. was born May 22, 2019, to Mother and J.G. (“Father”). Mother also has two other minor children—D.R. Jr. and Da.R.—whose …
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Neutral
── Javan D Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00125 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur Dareon 1 Brown, the brother of sixteen-year-old Brown, dated Aubree Kolasa for approximately three years. Kolasa’s cousin, eighteen-year-old Justin Garner, and …
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Neutral
── Jeffery C Moore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01339 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur During the relevant period, Moore and his wife, Rhonda, resided in Aurora, Indiana. In January 2020, a confidential informant (“CI”) told …
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Neutral
── Shane D. Mendoza v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00859 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur On April 2, 2018, Assistant Police Chief Gene Snoeberger (“Assistant Chief Snoeberger”) of the Attica Police Department served an order of …
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Neutral
── MICHAEL M. HARVEY v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00548 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur In July and August of 2018, Harvey lived with his daughter, nine-year-old J.H., and Candace Poe—J.H.’s mother—at the Garden Inn in …
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Neutral
── Sarah Denise Haynes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01466 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Issues Haynes raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as follows: I. Whether the trial court overlooked a significant mitigating …
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Neutral
── Derek Hicks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01347 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Issue Hicks raises a single issue which we restate as whether his sentence was inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses and his character. …
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Neutral
── Metropolitan Development Commission v. Everett E Powell ── Case No.: 20A-OV-00871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Other Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur On July 25, 2018, Jeff Vaughn, then a zoning and licensing inspector for the Department of Business and Neighborhood …
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Neutral
── Dusty Witter v. David Witter ── Case No.: 20A-DR-00850 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur Father and Mother were married in 2006 and had two children: Da.W., who was born in 2009, and De.W., who was born in 2013. In 2016, Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Smarte Carte Inc v. Simon Property Group, Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CT-00975 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur SM Eastland Mall, LLC, owned and operated Eastland Mall in Evansville, Indiana. Simon Property Group, Inc., “did not …
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Neutral
── Termination: V R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur J.R. was born in March of 2013, and J.M. was born in December of 2015 to Mother and C.M. …
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Neutral
── Henry D Bates v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01110 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Shortly after noon on July 11, 2016, Bates and his nephew, Eddie Bates (“Eddie”), robbed a Dollar General Store in Elkhart, …
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Neutral
── Jermaine Carl Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-PC-00489 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur The facts as set out in Davis’s direct appeal follow: On August 21, 2013, Willie Bailey was at a gas station …
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Neutral
── CHINS: E P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JC-01268 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Father and R.A. (“Mother”) are the parents of two children: J.P., born in February 2005, and M.P., born in December 2010. …
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Neutral
── TERRY L. JONES v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01547 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur In July 2019, the State charged Jones with: Count I, possession of a handgun after a previous felony conviction, a Level …
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Neutral
── B R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-JV-01203 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur On October 24, 2019, Officer Nicholas Snow of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department observed a silver Chevrolet Impala fail to properly signal its turn and fail …
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Neutral
── Myles Danard Alexander-Woods v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01233 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur On October 10, 2019, while Deputy Brent Horton (“Deputy Horton”) of the Rush County Sheriff’s Department was on routine patrol, Deputy …
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Neutral
── K M v. J B, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-AD-01440 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 15, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur The Child was born February 24, 2008, to Mother and P.B. (“Father”). In 2013, J.B. and M-A.B. were appointed permanent co-guardians …
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Neutral
── Raymond O Demby v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01012 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur On April 25, 2018, Demby violated a protective order by breaking into the home of his former girlfriend, …
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Neutral
── Marcus D McNeil v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01581 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur During the relevant period, McNeil was on probation for his 2011 conviction for dealing in cocaine, a Class A felony, in …
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Neutral
── J S, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JM-01389 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Father is the biological father of J.S.1, born in May 2004, and J.S.2, born in June 2006, and …
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Neutral
── Andrew Conley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-PC-03085 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Pyle concur Case Summary 1 Notions of equity and fairness dictate that courts, in imposing sentences upon juvenile offenders, must acknowledge …
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Neutral
── Realgy LLC v. Northern Indiana Public Service Company, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-EX-01417 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 24, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur NIPSCO is a public utility that provides electric and natural gas services in northern Indiana. The NIPSCO Choice Program was approved by …
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Neutral
── Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc v. Bernadette Cwik ── Case No.: 20A-CT-01436 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Cwik began working for Albanese in 2013. While working for Albanese, Cwik voluntarily connected her smartphone to Albanese’s …
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Neutral
── Jerry J. Finton Jr. v. Nancy J. Wigent ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01661 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Huntington Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Dean Kreiger had two daughters, Roberta Stellar and Nancy Wigent. Finton is Stellar’s son. In December 2002, Kreiger …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Candice Raquel Cueto v. Frederick Anthony Wortham ── Case No.: 20A-JP-01594 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey concurs. Judge Robb dissents Mother and Father are the parents of the Child, who was born on December 1, 1987. Paternity of the Child …
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Neutral
── Darci Wilson v. Anonymous Defendant 1 ── Case No.: 20A-CT-00923 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur During the relevant period, Anonymous, 1 an orthopedic physician group, operated a business from the ground floor of a facility (“Facility”) …
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Neutral
── Christa M Vonhoene v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00328 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur On February 5, 2019, the State charged Vonhoene with possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. At Vonhoene’s initial …
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Neutral
── Termination: R A v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-02058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur The Child was born in April 2012 to Father and B.T. (“Mother”). 1 The Child has been found to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Wayne Reed v. Leann White, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-MI-00611 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur The facts, as stated in Reed’s prior appeal, follow: On December 11, 2015, Reed, who was then incarcerated at the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Luke L. Tooley, Jr. Revocable Trust v. Michael Ghosh, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-02048 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur On May 17, 2019, Michael Ghosh and Mark Pizur filed a notice of lis pendens …
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Neutral
── Kim R Zartman, et al. v. Brenda Cameron, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01861 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur William Zartman Jr. (“William Jr.”) and Marilyn Zartman were married and had three children: William III, Brenda, and …
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Neutral
── Tanika Stewart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01809 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur During the relevant period, Ahmeisha Flemming, her sister, Stashaunna Flemming, and Maurice McRae lived together on Morton Street in Evansville, Indiana. On …
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Neutral
── Ricardo Donnell Lewis, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01782 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey concurs. Judge Robb concurs in result On the evening of December 18, 2018, Lewis, his girlfriend, Tenea O’Neal, and O’Neal’s then-teenaged daughter, H., …
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Neutral
── Termination: N C, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01979 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 15, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Putnam Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Mother has three children: D.C.-W., who was born in July 2007; E.C., who was born in October …
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Neutral
── Michael D Wayne Fleming, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00935 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur While in Anderson, Ryan Green’s car suffered a punctured tire, and Green called Bryce Patterson for assistance. Patterson, along …
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Neutral
── Patrick B Collins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-PC-01657 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 20, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur The facts as stated in Collins’ direct appeal follow: During the early morning hours of November 30, 1984, two police officers …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rebecca E. Minser, et al. v. DeKalb County Plan Commission ── Case No.: 20A-PL-02408 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Appellants jointly own realty in DeKalb County consisting of approximately ten acres, primarily located in …
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Neutral
── Jody Smedley v. Rick C. Sasso, M.D., et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CT-02320 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Dr. Sasso is a spine surgeon, and Dr. Arbuckle is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist. …
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Neutral
── Shane Anthony Shumate v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01450 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 04, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On January 30, 2018, a domestic disturbance occurred at the Eaton, Indiana, residence shared by Shumate, Yelenna Shumate (“Yelenna”), and their …
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Neutral
── REBEKAH A ATKINS v. CRAWFORD COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-MI-02160 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 01, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Crawford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On October 26, 2020, Atkins filed a seventeen-page complaint in the Crawford Circuit …
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Neutral
── David Len Pace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00092 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On September 3, 2019, Peglow, a long time employee of Barnaby’s restaurant in Mishawaka, parked and locked his bicycle, a …
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Neutral
── Dexter Berry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-PC-00992 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On April 12, 2012, Berry broke and entered several storage units at a facility where Berry also owned a unit. Berry took …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas L Hale v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-PC-01887 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On May 19, 2014, the Huntington Police Department received a tip that led them to a residence on East Franklin Street. …
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Neutral
── AO Alfa-Bank v. L. Jean Camp, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-MI-02352 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 11, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On May 19, 2021, this Court dismissed an appeal filed by AO Alfa-Bank (“Bank”) for a lack of subject matter …
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Neutral
── Timothy Eugene Rush v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02327 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On March 26, 2015, in Cause F2-299, the State charged Rush with dealing in cocaine, a Level 2 felony; possession of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── R S v. M J, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-AD-00043 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 18, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marshall Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur In December 2004, M.M.J. was born to Biological Mother and Adoptive Father, who were not married. Adoptive Father executed a paternity …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Windy City Acquisitions, LLC v. Estate of Leland Simms, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-TP-02347 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Leland Simms (“Leland”) owned a residence located at 2865 Dallas Street in Gary (“Dallas Street …
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Neutral
── Maung Tway v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01710 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On May 9, 2019, Officer Andrew Arndt of the Fishers Police Department observed a PT Cruiser that Officer Arndt believed was not …
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Neutral
── S&C Financial Group, LLC v. Insider's Cash LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-TP-02193 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On December 18, 2012, Isle Slide Properties, LLC (“Isle Slide”) obtained a deed to the Admiral property, which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Rizzo v. Midwest Training And Ice Center Inc ── Case No.: 21A-CT-00126 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur On September 6, 2015, Rizzo and Nicholas Wedster (“Wedster”) participated in an amateur hockey game at Midwest Training in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Walter Bartkowiak v. Falcone Realtors NA ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00009 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On March 18, 2019, Falcone entered into a Listing Contract with the Bartkowiaks regarding the sale of their residence …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── BRIAN JAMES BRESNAHAN v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00242 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 16, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On December 21, 2019, Bresnahan hosted a holiday party at his residence with his wife, J.M. At approximately 10:00 p.m., most …
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Neutral
── J J v. S R ── Case No.: 21A-AD-00187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 20, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Child was born in January 2013. At the hospital, M.J. (“Mother”) and Father, who were not married, executed a paternity affidavit under Indiana …
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Neutral
── Christopher Bell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-PC-02295 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 20, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur The underlying crimes were committed on September 17, 2012. On direct appeal, this Court recited the pertinent facts as follows: …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JASON CHARLES WYATT v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00280 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 22, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur On March 19, 2018, the Indiana State Police intended to execute arrest warrants for Wyatt, his brother, Joshua Wyatt (“Joshua”), …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Margaret E Hobson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Parke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Between May 18, 2019, and June 25, 2019, Hobson stole farm equipment from her grandfather, Vernon Hobson; as a result, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Francis Edward Lynn, IV v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00209 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Lynn was convicted of sex offenses in Maryland in 2003, such that he is required to register as a sex …
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Neutral
── Kevin Martin v. Richard Brown ── Case No.: 21A-CT-00085 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Martin was, during the pertinent times, an inmate at the Wabash Correctional Facility (“Wabash”) in Sullivan County. The defendants, all employees of Wabash, …
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Neutral
── David Owen Ditmore, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00283 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur David Ditmore was serving a sentence in a work release program for felony residential entry under cause number 34D01-1911-F5-3631 (“F5-3631”). …
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Neutral
── Doug Martin v. Front End Digital, Inc. d/b/a Pyrimont Operating Solutions, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00195 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Pyrimont is a software provider, and Martin became a shareholder and employee …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Ryan Rankert v. Julie Danielle Storm ── Case No.: 20A-JP-02301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Case Summary In this appeal, Ryan Rankert (“Father”) contends that the trial court erred in two of its orders: first, when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Nathan Lummis v. Marlena Anne Friel ── Case No.: 21A-JP-00391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Father and Marlena Friel (“Mother”) are the divorced parents of J.L. (“the Child”). Mother is the legal and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dan R Parks, et al. v. Illinois Casualty Company ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00069 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This case involves two “show” bars in Kokomo by the name of Little Daddy’s and Big Daddy’s, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T J v. K H ── Case No.: 21A-PO-00555 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On October 24, 2020, M.S. (“Mother”) was exercising parenting time with sixyear-old Child. K.H. is Child’s father. Jones previously dated Mother, and they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shellie R. Peltier v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00607 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Greene Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Shortly after midnight on January 14, 2020, Officer John Agan of the Linton Police Department was working the stationary radar in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sherry Bozeman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00698 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In late June 2019, C.K. sent messages to an acquaintance via Facebook Messenger, wherein C.K. confessed that C.K. and his ex-girlfriend, S.B., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony T. Wilburn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01709 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On May 25, 2019, Kylie Clay was working as a cashier at the Save-On Liquor store on Parkmoor …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CARLTON LEE WELLS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00612 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 22, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On March 29, 2018, the St. Joseph County Circuit Court issued an order for protection, effective through February …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Daniel K. Asher v. Jaclyn Dillon ── Case No.: 21A-JP-00106 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 22, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father’s romantic relationship produced the Child, who was born out of wedlock in December 2014. During the parties’ relationship, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dionel Juan Mateo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00800 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Mateo was born in 1990. P.R. was born in October 2007, and Mateo is her uncle. Officers received information from the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paul D Newcomb, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00303 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On June 4, 2011, officers with the Elkhart Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lamar Bush v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00842 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 08, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Starke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On September 3, 2020, Chief Deputy John Lynch of the Hamlet Police Department, while parked in his patrol car across from a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle Daniel Sexton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 21, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On July 13, 2020, Officer Austin Boggs of the Greendale Police Department was dispatched to a gas station where Sexton’s vehicle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Burkhart Advertising, INC v. Howard County Board of Zoning Appeals, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01899 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 21, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2013, the City banned all “off-premises”2 signs via an amendment to the zoning ordinance. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tammy Kossifos v. Pete Mamounas Incorporated d/b/a Sunset of Portage, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-00722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On August 8, 2019, Kossifos filed a complaint by counsel, Michael Deppe (“Attorney Deppe”), in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Gay v. Monroe County Community School Corporation ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The instant property boundary dispute stems from MCCSC’s removal of trees that Gay purported to own. Gay is a licensed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zaiquiao Ye v. Zhenglin Li ── Case No.: 21A-SC-01248 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Based on a meager record that lacks a transcript, we discern that Ye operated a vehicle belonging to Li, and that, as a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── FINANCIAL CENTER FIRST CREDIT UNION v. MIGUEL RIVERA ── Case No.: 21A-CC-00845 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On December 15, 2016, Rivera signed a retail installment contract and security agreement for the purchase of a used 2011 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Esther Jane Stephen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00873 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 12, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The facts most favorable to the judgment follow: Stephen 1 and Shea Michael Briar were in a romantic relationship that resulted …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Neal Hatton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01095 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 23, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge Weissmann dissents In October 2012, Hatton pleaded guilty to child molesting, a Class B felony. The trial court sentenced Hatton to twenty years …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cole Godfrey Strack v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00922 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On March 26, 2020, Officer Russ Mounsey of the Ossian Police Department initiated a traffic stop of Strack’s car because of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Nickens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01032 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On December 3, 2018, the State charged Nickens with attempted murder, a Level 1 felony, and attempted robbery resulting in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: W F, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-00807 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Huntington Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur R.C. (“Mother”) and D.S. (“Second Mother”) are the parents of the Child, who was born in September …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eddie Lane Kearney v. Annetta Lynn Claywell ── Case No.: 21A-DN-01086 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Decatur Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Husband and Wife were married in October 2016. Both Husband and Wife were previously married to others and entered their marriage …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle V Rybolt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00896 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 13, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On December 12, 2012, the State charged Rybolt with two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, Class B felonies. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B E v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01173 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Father and A.E. (“Mother”) 1 are the biological parents of J.E., who was born in June 2010; Jo.E., who was born in May …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Samantha Neese, et al. v. Vomac Truck Sales & Service, Inc. ── Case No.: 21A-CC-00721 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Neese’s vehicle was damaged in an accident, and VoMac performed the repairs. Samantha, who …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jones Laboratory LLC v. Marquita Ramsey, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-01625 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On December 17, 2018, adoptive parents filed a complaint in the Marion Superior Court alleging that the Department of Child …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Patmore v. Jodi L Patmore ── Case No.: 21A-DC-00986 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Spencer Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Father and Jodi Patmore (“Mother”) were married in 1994 and had two children: J.P. and E.P. In 2015, Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Frederick M Lundquist v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00851 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Upon receipt of a complaint that alleged that Lundquist had used a .22 rifle to shoot and kill a pit bull …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── WILLIAMS RODRIGUEZ v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00987 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur N.B. met Rodriguez on Tinder and agreed to meet with him on November 7, 2018. N.B. talked to Rodriguez in the parking …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Carter, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01954 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 12, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On March 2, 2019, Cherlunda Carter (“Cherlunda”) received a telephone call from her mother’s neighbor, Shirlene Salary. At Cherlunda’s request, Salary …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: E R, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01602 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 14, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur E.R. was born in July 2007, and R.R. was born in May 2009 to Mother and Father. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amy Louise Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01693 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur The facts most favorable to the judgment follow: on January 15, 2016, the State charged Davis with burglary, a Level 4 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin A Tyson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00983 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On June 30, 2019, at approximately 2:00 a.m., an employee of a Speedway gas station near Lafayette called 911 to report …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Connie Dominiack, et al. v. City of South Bend ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02102 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Dominiack works at the St. Joseph County Treasurer’s office in South Bend. Dominiack maintained a nearby parking spot …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lori Della Valle, et al. v. ANDREW THOMPSON, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-01939 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Lori and Guy were married, but they maintained separate property and finances. In February 2017, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Danny Roger Kawzinski v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01574 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On March 5, 2021, Kawzinski attended—as the defendant—a hearing in an unrelated criminal case. At the hearing, Detective Michelle Dvorscak of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Catherine Eseosa Obaseki v. Correy Vaughn Pflug ── Case No.: 21A-JP-01546 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 08, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur The Child was born in August 2016 to Mother and Correy Vaughn Pflug (“Father”), who resided in Evansville during their …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lamont Trumane Bell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01972 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On November 27, 2019, Bell “grabbed” and “shook” Bernice McCaskill, with whom he resided. Appellant’s App. Vol. II p. 65. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sewell Jerome Evans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01522 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur N.B. was born in July 2003. Doug and Sheila Martin were friends with N.B.’s mother. Evans lived with the Martins, who …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Moussa Henry Kante v. Carrie E Long ── Case No.: 21A-JP-01470 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Mother and Father share a child—J.K.—who was fourteen years old at the time of the relevant proceedings below. Mother resides …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Dean Robinson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01819 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On February 2, 2019, twins A.M. and B.M. went to a bar in West Pendleton. After the bar closed, both went …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── REO Holdings Series 3 LLC v. Mark Trowbridge, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-01165 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur REO entered into the Agreement with the Trowbridges on June 21, 2020, for the purchase of property in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristi M McClendon v. Richard L Triplett ── Case No.: 21A-DR-01852 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 03, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Adams Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur K.T. was born in May 2005 to Mother. Mother and Father married in February 2013, and D.T. was born the same …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Moto v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-01198 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On February 24, 2011, the State charged Moto with sexual misconduct with a minor, a Class B felony, and sexual misconduct with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Awp Inc v. Security Self Storage Llc ── Case No.: 21A-PL-01993 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 08, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Security leased a commercial property to AWP in Peru, Indiana, for $2,600 per month. AWP provides labor, signage, and equipment used …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Latuwan Anthony Partee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01529 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On May 19, 2017, the State charged Partee with five counts as follows: (1) dealing in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J K, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur A.K. was born in June 2016 to Parents, and C.K. was born in July 2018. On August …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shelben Terrell Curtis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01633 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On direct appeal, this Court summarized the facts underlying Curtis’s convictions as follows: Theodore Roe attended Calumet High School, and during …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Lee Collins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01617 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur In the fall of 2019, Diane Schubert lived in a house on Marine Street in South Bend, Indiana, with her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dustin Eugene Race v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02334 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Case Summary After Dustin Race was released from jail pending charges relating to a domestic violence incident pertaining to his girlfriend, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chelsea Denise Marksberry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01959 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur K.B. was born in September 2019. Marksberry lived with Bengert and K.B. in the basement of a home belonging to her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E R v. Review Board ── Case No.: 21A-EX-01766 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur E.R. was employed as a bus driver for M.S.D. Decatur Township. E.R. took a medical leave and, when her medical leave was over, she attempted to return …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LEVONUIA RILEY v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01664 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On March 18, 2017, law enforcement was dispatched to Kroger in response to a report of a theft in progress. Kroger’s loss …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew J. Hoesli v. Jamie L. Hoesli ── Case No.: 21A-DC-02001 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Husband and Wife were married on June 8, 2002. Two children were born to the marriage: N.H. was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edwing Eduardo Estrada Ramos v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Ramos was in a long-term romantic relationship with J.P. (“Mother”), and the couple had three daughters: E.E., who was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Candelario Vasquez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01831 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Jami Fisher had a child with sixty-five-year-old Vasquez. In 2017, Fisher began dating thirty-four-year-old James Brown II. On August 10, 2018, Fisher …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keith M Strayhorn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01528 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On October 20, 2019, Officer Marcus Riley with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) was dispatched to the intersection of Guion …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of J P ── Case No.: 21A-MH-01493 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Parke Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur In 2005, the State accused J.P. of burning down two covered bridges in Parke County. J.P. confessed to burning …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rafael Bautista Cruz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01255 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On the evening of June 23, 2018, Cruz attended a wedding and baby shower in Frankfort with his wife. Captain Cesar …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas J Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01880 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur In August 2020, then forty-one-year-old Jackson lived at Room 240 of the Roadway Inn in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his nineteen-year-old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Legacy Builders Indiana, Inc and as amended Legacy Builders Indiana, LLC, et al. v. Christopher Crocker, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02255 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clay Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur On August 5, 2020, the Crockers filed a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachary Aaron Woodward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01229 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 02, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur Woodward failed to appear for a hearing on March 2, 2021. At that time, he was serving a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01854 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 17, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur J.C.W. was born in November 2015, to Mother and J.W. 1 (“Father”). On June 19, 2016, DCS received a report that Mother left …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── RUBY BARCENAS MEDINA v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00167 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 19, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On July 29, 2021, police responded to the scene of an automobile crash in Elkhart County. When the police arrived, they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHARLES MCCLOUD SMITH v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02607 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 19, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur McCloud-Smith argues that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting—over objection—a probable cause affidavit (“PC affidavit”) at McCloud-Smith’s sentencing hearing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J E v. G G, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-AD-00138 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 25, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Putative Father and B.W. (“Biological Mother”) were in a relationship from July 2020 through April 2021. Biological Mother became pregnant. Putative …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AUGUSTUS LAMAR MITCHELL v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 25, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur In the fall of 2020, Vincent Starks lived with his fiancée, Betty Warren, and his fiancée’s cousin, Gary Mitchell (“Gary”). The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph E. Richardson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02817 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On March 15, 2021, the State charged Richardson with Count I, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person, a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Cahill v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02664 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur In January 2020, forty-four-year-old Cahill began staying with a relative, D.R. Shortly thereafter, Cahill began having sexual intercourse with D.R.’s fifteenyear-old daughter …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kari Christina Spray v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02545 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Amber Schrader owns property in Seymour. During the relevant events, Schrader was dating Shane Spray (“Shane”), Spray’s ex-husband. On November 5, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Linda D Daugherty v. Casual Lifestyles Realty Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02866 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur The facts as alleged in Daugherty’s complaint are as follows: At the time relevant to this appeal, Ringer …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L L v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur The Child was born in July 2010 to Father and K.S. (“Mother”). 1 Father has substance abuse issues and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacquetta Weisz v. Samuel C Johnson, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-DC-00036 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Union Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Father and Amber Johnson (“Mother”) were married in 2012, and the Child was born in 2012. The parties separated in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph J. Stubbers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02159 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Stubbers was the owner of a mastiff dog named Cooper. Cooper, a large dog weighing approximately 180 pounds, was generally a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jamesley Paul v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01704 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On the night of February 25, 2020, Meng Kem opened his door to find Kyaw Hlang, a friend and former roommate. Hlang …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lee Evans Dunigan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02939 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Before proceeding to the facts pertinent to this particular case, some context is in order. On October 1, 2018, the State …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lee Evans Dunigan v. Wexford of Indiana LLC ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02379 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Dunigan, currently incarcerated in the DOC, filed a civil complaint against Wexford in the Madison Circuit Court (“Madison complaint”) on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachary D. Perry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00056 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur In the early morning hours of November 26, 2020, Perry was intoxicated and on heroin when he drove a car he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gerald Tyree v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur On November 29, 2016, Tyree shot and killed Eric Ballard during a robbery. On December 16, 2016, the State charged Tyree with: …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kerwins Louis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02546 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On the evening of February 26, 2020, Meng Kem, his friend Mon Ong, and Kem’s girlfriend, Brooke Wendel, were at home watching …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andres L Jimenez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02363 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On November 12, 2020, a FedEx package was delivered to the residence of Anthony Leath in Indianapolis. A Ring video doorbell …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Bradley V. Wilson v. Courtney N. Wilson ── Case No.: 22A-JP-00074 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Father and Mother are the parents of two children: C.W., who was born in 2013, and A.W., who was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeffrey L. Awbrey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02867 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On December 14, 2018, Indiana State Trooper Wyatt Phillips was conducting a traffic stop at a gas station when Awbrey …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nikeesha Haggard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02352 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur On March 3, 2020, during a traffic stop, Officer Zane Taylor Faw of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) concluded …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Dennis Arthur v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02718 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 07, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Arthur and T.L. were in a relationship for approximately ten years and had two children together. T.L. does not have any …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy W. Adkins v. Brooke N. Adkins ── Case No.: 22A-DR-00211 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Adkins and his former wife, Brooke Adkins (“Mother”), entered into a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage filed on December 21, 2015. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric D Nicholson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00308 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On July 7, 2020, the State charged Nicholson in Cause No. 02D04-2007-F6819 (“Cause No. F6-819”) with possession of cocaine, a Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── RACHEL M. ALVAREZ v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00212 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On September 18, 2019, while she was already on probation in another case, Alvarez was charged in Cause No. 20D04-1909-F6-1276 (“Cause …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert E. Allen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00016 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur In April 2019, Dell Howard and Charles Bigbee performed mechanical work on vehicles near the AutoZone at Eagledale Plaza in Indianapolis. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DON MORRIS, et al. v. BRAD CRAIN ── Case No.: 21A-PL-02538 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur This litigation concerns the formation of BioSafe Engineering, LLC (“BioSafe”). This is the fourth appeal in this litigation. In 2010, Plaintiffs …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Ross Lytle, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02456 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On July 8, 2019, the Park Department adopted a policy creating a principalagent relationship agreement with KPD, which authorized KPD …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-02876 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 04, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On June 29, 2021, DCS received a report alleging that: Parents physically abused and neglected nine-year-old F.B.; Parents were manufacturing and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── RUSSELL D. FOX v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00315 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On November 5, 2020, Lieutenant Richard Clayton of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department received a dispatch call advising him to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tabetha Smith v. Shawn Smith ── Case No.: 21A-DC-02820 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur Husband and Wife were married in 1992 and had three children—two of whom are emancipated, and one of whom is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Zaragoza v. Wexford of Indiana LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00206 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On June 4, 2019, Zaragoza filed a complaint against Wexford and its employees, alleging medical malpractice and that doctors …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Kenneth Andrews, Sr. v. Kelly Denise Andrews ── Case No.: 22A-DR-00007 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Father and Mother were married and had one child, K.A., who was born in October 2006. K.A. has an autism …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Greg Serbon, et al. v. City Of East Chicago, Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-01046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur Case Summary Greg Serbon and John Allen (“the Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M S v. Review Board ── Case No.: 21A-EX-02739 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 17, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur M.S. was employed by E.E.P. (“Employer”), a temporary staffing service, which placed M.S. in the laundry department of Green, Inc. On April 3, 2020, M.S. stopped working …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathan F. Morrow v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00377 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Morrow was involved in a two-car collision in Bartholomew County on December 5, 2019. Officers responding to the scene discovered Richard …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana State Police, et al. v. The Estate of Michael M Damore ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02536 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur At 9:27 p.m. on July 1, 2016, Michael was driving his motorcycle in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jose Luis Santana v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00041 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Santana’s eleven-year-old victim reported to her mother that Santana had been molesting her for five years. As a result, the State …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lockerbie Glove Factory Town Home Owner's Association, Inc., et al. v. Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00204 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Prior Litigation We recall the facts of this case—outlined in our …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J L v. M M ── Case No.: 22A-PO-00512 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur Father and Mother are the parents of Child, who was fourteen years old at the relevant times. On August 6, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer L. Jeffries v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00702 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 08, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur In January 2020, the State charged Jeffries with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C R, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00711 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Child was born October 11, 2015. In March of 2019, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) filed a CHINS petition alleging …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Peter D Juan Dontrell Parker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01643 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 22, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Baker and Judge Najam concur At approximately 11:06 p.m. on January 16, 2020, a home-invasion burglary occurred in Evansville, Indiana. The victims of the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jay T. Cast v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00278 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Between 11:20 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. on December 9, 2020, Cast purchased twenty-three beers at the Atlanta Pub in Arcadia, Indiana. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JUSTIN GERARD STEWART v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00729 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Ronald Boren and David Oblinger were at a McDonald’s drive-through in South Bend shortly before midnight on October 18, 2019. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Residential Warranty Services Inc, et al. v. LM Henderson and Company LLP ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00408 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur Accountant prepared Plaintiffs’ corporate tax returns for the years 2013 through 2017. On August 16, 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00977 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Gibson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Child was born in October 2018 to Father and T.B. (“Mother”). 1 The Child was removed from Father’s care …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer R Holmgren v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02756 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge May concur Holmgren, who was born in 1979, was employed as a paraprofessional at an elementary school with the Tippecanoe …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Trenton Eugene Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00849 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On May 18, 2021, at 6:09 p.m., Officer Jared Brinkman with the Huntington City Police Department and Officer Justin Yohe with Huntington County Community Corrections …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-00156 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May concurs. Judge Riley dissents On July 26, 2017, thirteen-year-old A.R. and his eleven-year-old sister were seen naked from the waist down at a softball diamond in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jared Michael Sanner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Jared Sanner and K.M. had an “on again, off again” relationship that began in 2015. 1 Tr. Vol. II p. 29. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── RAYMOND LEMOND HARPER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01034 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On September 24, 2020, J.N. lived in a cabin at the Kenrose Motel in St. Joseph County with Harper, with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lindsay Clare Hunt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01036 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 19, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On November 29, 2020, Hunt sent at least two greeting card-style letters to Ericka McNicholas, who was an inmate in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── MICHAEL DERRICK ALEXANDER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00725 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In April 2018, Alexander was convicted of battery, a Level 5 felony, and battery, a Class A misdemeanor, in Cause …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Edward Hamilton ── Case No.: 22A-PC-00703 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge May concurs. Judge Riley dissents On April 11, 2017, the police found Hamilton in his car with over 300 grams of illicit drugs. As a result, on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── People for Community Inc. PFC, Isaac Fincher v. City of Fort Wayne Neighborhood Code Complaince ── Case No.: 22A-MI-00447 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur PFC is a not-for-profit organization that owns property located at 1304 South Anthony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan Loy Fisel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On September 3, 2021, the State charged Fisel with Count I, operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator, a Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-JC-01188 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Child was born in July 2020 to Mother and T.M. (“Father”) 1 (collectively, “Parents”). On March 2, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-01062 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Child was born on March 5, 2015, to Mother and J.W. (“Father”). 1 Child participated in therapy as a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dacota J. Hughes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01440 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On July 24, 2020, Hughes executed a plea agreement to one count of auto theft, a Level 5 felony, in Cause …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Morgan S. Whaley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01409 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On March 14, 2022, the State charged Whaley with: Count 1, attempted criminal confinement, a Level 6 felony; and Count II, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Phillip M Seitz v. Taylor Ray (Pollard) Whipple ── Case No.: 22A-JP-00529 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warrick Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Daughter was born in July 2012 to Mother and Father (“Parents”). Father established paternity in 2013. In 2016, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lee Evans Dunigan v. LMHC MARY HOLMES, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01429 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Dunigan filed a complaint against Charlotte Ray and LMHC Mary Holmes on September 14, 2021. On December 30, 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Devon L Sterling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00025 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In the summer of 2018, Sterling and Ezekiel Jones were both inmates at the Pendleton Correctional Facility. Sterling and Jones did …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── MATTHEW G HUNT v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01808 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On November 27, 2017, the State charged Hunt with three counts: Count I, possession of methamphetamine; Count II, possession or control …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Corey Jule Collins Frith, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01200 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Case Summary Corey Jule Collins Frith, Jr. appeals his sentence of seven years in the Department of Correction (“DOC”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Scott A Marvin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01647 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On October 5, 2021, at around 6 p.m., Byron Jackson, his wife, Vanessa (the “Jacksons”), and their three young children …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── KISARE Otieno MAKORI v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01503 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On April 16, 2018, the State charged Makori with two counts: Count I, operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of T P ── Case No.: 22A-MH-01108 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur T.P. was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, and on March 12, 2020, she began participating in voluntary services with ACH. On December 27, 2021, ACH …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shane K. Garrett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01263 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On July 15, 2021, the State charged Garrett with Count I, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 6 felony, in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Debra Neal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01118 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On July 16, 2019, Neal lived with her mother, Charlene Hobbs, and brother, Derek Hinton, at her mother’s house in Indianapolis. Neal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── MMOJA AJABU v. CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02540 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur At the time relevant to this appeal, the Sheriff contracted with Correct Care to provide healthcare to inmates at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Devin Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01828 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On July 24, 2018, the State charged Jackson with Count I, dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 4 felony, in Cause No. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A I v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-01717 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Child was born in December 2017 to Mother and Ke.C. (“Father”) 1 (collectively, “Parents”). Child was diagnosed with autism …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keith Lee Jabaay v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01590 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur On May 25, 2020, Jabaay drove to a Walmart in Plymouth, Indiana, where he concealed three packages of meat in his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Margaret A. Rockwood Revocable Trust Dated January 23, 2007, et al. v. Crown Point Holdings, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01492 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Steuben Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Rockwood lives on one parcel on Lane 345 on Crooked …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CLARK ABNEY v. CLINT D. WALTER, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02135 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On October 6, 2017, Abney filed a complaint against Appellees for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident caused …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Quinten Daniel Joseph v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01691 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On or around September 13, 2020, Joseph was home alone with his twelvepound one-month old son, D.J. While D.J. was asleep …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Scott Palmer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01434 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 18, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On the night of August 28, 2021, Palmer stopped his vehicle on Illinois Street in downtown Indianapolis and blocked two lanes …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric D Dycus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00754 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Dycus and his sons, Daion, an adult, and D.M., a minor, had a poor relationship. On August 8, 2020, Daion and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── The Green Gang, Inc. v. Arnold Phillips ── Case No.: 22A-CT-01013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In November 2017, Green Gang entered into a maintenance agreement with ConAgra in Indianapolis to provide services between December 1, 2017, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DIocese of Fort Wayne South Bend, Inc. v. Gabriella Gallegos ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00992 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur At the time relevant to this appeal, Gallegos was a seventeen-year-old junior at Marian High …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J R v. L W ── Case No.: 22A-AD-01804 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur The Child was born on October 20, 2008, to Mother and S.W. (“Father”). Mother and Father executed a paternity affidavit, and the Child remained in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dawn M Carden v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01619 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Carden provided guns, alcohol, and illegal drugs ranging from marijuana to MDMA 1 to numerous teenagers in Gary, Indiana. She encouraged …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K W v. M N ── Case No.: 22A-AD-01421 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dubois Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Child was born in June 2016. On March 9, 2017, Father was awarded primary physical custody of Child in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demond Latroy Welch v. 1106 Traub Trust, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-02888 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur FILED Jan 30 2023, 9:26 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John L Vires v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01733 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On the night of September 21, 2020, William Erhardt and Vires, two close friends, were at Vires’s house in Fort Wayne …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ANDRE DUNN v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01893 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur K.W. was born on August 17, 2018, to Shanea White. On October 13, 2018, K.W.’s paternal grandmother, Jama Childress, picked up K.W. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── April L. Chauncy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00907 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 22, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Early on the morning of August 17, 2021, Officer Alric Staggers of the Shelbyville Police Department (“SPD”) was on patrol when …
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Neutral
── Marjorie K Fox, et al. v. Franciscan Alliance, Inc. d/b/a Franciscan Alliance - Indianapolis ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02114 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Beginning in 2008, Vardaman was employed by Franciscan as a scheduling assistant. Vardaman’s position …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Stark v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00805 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur WIN was a nonprofit corporation located in Charlestown, Indiana, which was incorporated in 1999, with the purpose of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife. …
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Neutral
── SCOTT T RALPH v. LAURA M RALPH ── Case No.: 22A-DR-01973 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Father and Laura Ralph (“Mother”) were married and had four children: (1) Victoria, born in 2003; (2) El.R., born in 2005; …
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Neutral
── BRIAN S ESKRIDGE v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01027 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur R.G. (“Mother”) gave birth to S.G. on August 15, 1996. When S.G. was approximately five months old, she was diagnosed with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregory Wireman v. LaPorte Hospital Co., LLC ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur At the time relevant to this appeal, Wireman owned and operated an ambulance company. On January 12, 2020, Wireman felt ill …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kipper L Doran v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02157 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On March 15, 2019, the State charged Doran with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony. Doran pleaded guilty, and on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vincent F Wallace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02283 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 15, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur S.S. (“Mother”) had three daughters, S.H., Si.H., and A.S. Mother began dating Wallace in 2004. Almost immediately thereafter, when S.H. and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Craig William Bright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01875 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 15, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Craig Bright is the son of Gary Bright. Gary and his wife, Debra Bright, 1 lived in a house in Marion. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert L. Meyer v. Eileen East ── Case No.: 22A-DN-01762 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dubois Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Husband and Wife were married in June 1989 and have three adult children. Wife was employed as a teacher …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dennis Joseph Turner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02015 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In July 2022, a jury found Turner guilty of resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony, and criminal mischief, a Class …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony D. Ware v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02346 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On December 13, 2020, Ware drove his girlfriend, Kaisha Gunn, to Hickory Village Apartments, where Gunn’s friend, Rushanda Clark, lived. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle J O'Connor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02386 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 13, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On the evening of March 29, 2021, O’Connor; his then-fiancée, Melinda Hickey; and two of O’Connor’s children, K.O., age eight, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Slopsema v. William J Spanenberg, M.D., et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02336 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 13, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Slopsema was an inmate in the DOC from 2015 through September 2019. Wexford was awarded a contract to provide …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachary Lewis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02239 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 13, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In 2020, Lewis was an inmate at the Wabash Correctional Facility (“WCF”). In the fall of 2020, Lewis was housed in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacob F Barnhart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01734 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 13, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur F.K. (“Mother”) has two daughters, S.K., who was born in June 1995, and R.K., who was born in January 2000. Shortly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon L. Pritcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02196 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur In 2020, Pritcher lived with his girlfriend, Felicia Mize, Pritcher’s seven-yearold son, L.P., and Mize’s daughter. In June of that year, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JORDAN M KNUDSON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01758 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Knudson and Christina Jones were partners in a “volatile” sexual, and sometimes romantic, relationship dating back to the summer of 2019. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua D Clark v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02421 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Predator Catchers, Inc. (“PCI”) is a 501(c)(3) organization founded by Eric Schmutte. PCI’s mission is to “expos[e] men and women that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JUSTIN R OHMER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01820 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On August 21, 2020, Ohmer entered the home of his former girlfriend, L.W., and molested L.W.’s thirteen-year-old daughter in L.W.’s bedroom. …
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Neutral
── MATTHEW G CRANFILL v. State of Indiana Department of Transportation ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02062 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On October 2, 2019, Josephine was a front seat passenger in a vehicle driven by Isaac Joiner traveling …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── MICHAEL CHARLES THOMAS GAUNT v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01632 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On December 20, 2019, Gaunt was watching his infant son, L.G., who was born in November 2019, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jaquell L Dixon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02487 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 01, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On July 22, 2020, Hugo Morales Luna (“Morales”), a maintenance worker at the Village Circle apartment complex in Marion County, was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chad E. Hammann v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02210 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In October 2020, Hammann pleaded guilty to identity deception, a Level 6 felony; intimidation, a Level 6 felony; and admitted to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CURTIS R JONES v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01517 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In the summer of 2016, Jones, a former police officer with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department, was attending nursing school, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Holden v. Ice Miller LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02760 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 12, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur FILED May 12 2023, 8:47 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court ATTORNEY …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02339 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 22, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur K.F. was born on April 25, 2016, to Kasondra Horton. In the summer of 2020, K.F. and Horton were living with Sherry …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J R v. J M ── Case No.: 22A-AD-02925 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Father and S.M. (“Mother”) are the biological parents of Daughter, who was born in December 2014. By the time of Daughter’s birth, Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Craig Randolph v. Karen A Randolph ── Case No.: 22A-DC-01972 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Father and Mother were married in October 2003, and their daughter, E.R., was born in January 2006. Mother also had two older …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kesia Beavers, et al. v. HEARTLAND CROSSING FOUNDATION, INC. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02736 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur The Plaintiffs moved to the Heartland Crossing subdivision (“Heartland Crossing”) in Marion County in 2011. All residents of Heartland …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: N D v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-03093 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The Child was born in August 2018 to Mother and C.D. (“Father”). The Child was removed from Parents on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A M v. S R ── Case No.: 22A-AD-02254 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Noble Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur H.R. was born in March 2017 to N.K.M. (“Mother”) and Father. Father, Mother, and H.R. lived together for the first few weeks after …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donta Dean Creighton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-03003 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On August 20, 2021, Creighton, a resident of Ohio, was convicted of strangulation, a Level 6 felony, and was sentenced to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Scott Geise v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02461 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In the summer of 2021, Geise was serving a sentence on home detention in Raleigh, Indiana, for his conviction for operating …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Troy A Briscoe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01987 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In September 2012, Briscoe pleaded guilty to and was convicted of robbery, a Class B felony; theft, a Class D felony; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregory A Caudle v. Frank Vanihel, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-MI-03115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On March 12, 1999, in Cause No. 49G03-9708-CF-124368 (“Cause No. 368”), Caudle pleaded guilty to and was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-00066 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 19, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The Child was born to Mother and (“Father”) (collectively, “Parents”) in December 2011. 1 In April 2017, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Porter Hospital, LLC d/b/a Northwest Health Porter v. TRK Valpo, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02724 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 19, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Chael (“Receiver”) and various contractors. 1 This appeal concerns the relationship between two actions filed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew T Mckinney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02535 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 21, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On February 9, 2022, Trooper Lim Chol of the Indiana State Police was patrolling on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis when he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── L W v. Review Board ── Case No.: 23A-EX-00427 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The underlying facts of this case are largely set forth in L.W.’s related appeal, L.W. v. Review Board of Workforce Development, Case No. 22A-EX-1081, 2022 WL 7831148 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Levell Stewart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02953 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On November 17, 2021, Stewart was arrested at his workplace in Marion County pursuant to a warrant for an unrelated matter. Law …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darrell E. Johnson v. Linda J. Larkins ── Case No.: 22A-EV-02844 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2015, Larkins, the owner of residential property located in Indianapolis (the “Property”), approached Johnson, a real estate agent, regarding selling the Property …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Avion Sexton, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01494 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In June 2020, Sexton lived in South Bend with his girlfriend, Eboni Hosea; their one-year-old son, J.S.; and Sexton’s brother, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── VICTORIA P AKERS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02714 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Akers is a former employee of Fed-Ex Ground based in Indianapolis. Akers was terminated from her employment in September 2020. At …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Reginald Joseph Carter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02437 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Yolanda Mitchell had four daughters: Yoasha, Yoshesha, Yomesha, and Yokeca. Yolanda owned a Honda Odyssey, which contained a bottle of bleach …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ada Sparkman v. Community Health Network ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 07, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur On August 30, 2017, then sixty-four-year-old Robert Sparkman (“Robert”) underwent a surgical procedure at Community North Hospital. Specifically, Dr. Deepak Guttikonda performed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AGRELIANT GENETICS, LLC v. Gary Hamstra Farms, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CC-01827 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 12, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jasper Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Weissmann concur This case involves three farms in Jasper County, Indiana—Hamstra, Woolever, and Klemp. AgReliant is an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Beech Settlement Inc., et al. v. Indiana Annual Conference-African Methodist Episcopal Church, Inc. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-01536 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur A. Historical Background In the early 1800s, settlers (“Beech Settlers”) moved to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David J. Rhoades v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-03031 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Detective Jonathan Bryant of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Detective Derek Workman of the Plymouth Police Department were assigned to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JOELL GORMAN v. DAVID PIERCE, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Gorman owns approximately four acres of property in Daleville, which contains her residence, a barn, and two pastures for her horses. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gayle Nichols v. Anonymous Physician, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-03087 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 24, 2016, Nichols had a knee replacement surgery performed on her right knee. Nichols’s knee did not improve after …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M S v. B J ── Case No.: 23A-PO-00559 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur M.S. and B.J. were in a relationship for over twenty years. According to M.S., B.J. was sometimes physically abusive during their relationship. M.S.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason M Hankins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02846 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Hankins and Samantha Lederman (“Lederman”) were married and had a daughter, M.H., born in January 2004. Hankins and Lederman divorced when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Edward Smith Eubanks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01931 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 07, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In late May or early June of 2021, Jody Burnworth was evicted from his apartment in Marion, Indiana. Burnworth then …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── MARION L. YOUNG v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02923 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur Some time before November 24, 2019, the control division of the Vincennes Police Department (“VPD”) received emails stating that Red’s Country …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of J L ── Case No.: 23A-MH-00629 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur J.L. has schizoaffective disorder. 1 He lives in a house behind his mother’s house in Daviess County. He receives disability income through a representative …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Specialties Company, LLC v. Acuity Insurance, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Crone and Judge Kenworthy concur Specialties operated a facility in Anderson, which distributed cement dust and kiln dust. Although there was no written haulage agreement …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kenneth Randall Kirby, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Kirby has a younger sister, Lindsey Kirby, and a younger brother, Brandon Kirby. In 2022, Lindsey lived in a house …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Randall D Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02898 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 17, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Johnson began dating and living with Toryah Cole and her children in 2008 in Indianapolis. Cole’s children included: A.H., who was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gareth Sylvester Earl Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02661 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 22, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In the winter of 2019, then eighty-five-year-old M.B. lived in a ground-floor unit of an apartment complex for elderly residents …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ignacio Espinosa De Los Monteros v. Amber N Espinosa De Los Monteros ── Case No.: 23A-DR-00439 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Father and Mother were married and had two children, B.M., born in 2007, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maurice Amos, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00082 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur The facts underlying Amos’s convictions were set forth in Amos’s direct appeal as follows: In the late evening hours of November …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-02911 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The underlying facts are set forth in Smith’s direct appeal: In October of 2014, Smith and David Krawczenia (“Krawczenia”) ran a business …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerrod DeeBasham King v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00378 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In January 2022, a confidential informant executed two controlled purchases of carfentanil 1 from King at King’s residence. King’s child was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── New Augusta North Public Academy, et al. v. K G, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur K.G. was born in 2004. She was born with cerebral palsy, microcephaly, congenital …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricky L Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On the evening of May 23, 2021, Neurin Barraza had a cookout in the backyard of her home in Indianapolis. After …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Russell G Finnegan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 12, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This case stems from events described in Finnegan’s related appeal, Finnegan v. State, No. 22A-CR-1879 (Ind. Ct. App. Feb. 23, 2023), …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew S Raines v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On December 3, 2022, Raines was in a Walmart store in Greenwood, Indiana, pushing a cart with several items from the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DeJuan Lee Clardy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00336 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur J.S. was born in 2006. She has two brothers, M.S. and J.B. When J.S. was approximately seven or eight years old, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Morgan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00260 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur A.C. was born in 2011. Morgan is A.C.’s paternal great uncle, whom she referred to as “Uncle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Juan Manuel Correa, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00229 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 11, 2021, William Dingess was driving a semi-truck from Indianapolis to a Meijer located in Lafayette. At approximately …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marco Antonio Pacheco-Aleman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00091 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Pacheco-Aleman lived with his wife, Karen, and their son, M.M., in an apartment on the third floor of an apartment building …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer L. Dean v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02104 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Carroll Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur In June 2021, Tyrone Leftridge, Shianne Brooks-Brown, and Shianne’s daughter were living with Dean at Dean’s house in Flora, Indiana. Shianne …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Edgar Lundeen, Sr. v. Theodore Edward Rokita, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-01647 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In 2012, the Indiana Medical Licensing Board suspended Lundeen’s medical license after the State of Ohio permanently revoked …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stacey M Hoover v. Junior J Ferrell, III ── Case No.: 23A-DR-01116 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: White Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Father and Mother (collectively, “the Parents”) married in 2010 and had two children: Junior, born in 2003, and the Child, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Fitzpatrick d/b/a Wheel Pizza and/or Chop Shop v. Monster Digital Marketing ── Case No.: 23A-SC-00777 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Monster is an Indiana-based business that provides web services to other businesses. Fitzpatrick is a managing …
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Neutral
── Marques Deon Hardiman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02993 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 02, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Kenworthy concur On May 2, 2021, then eighteen-year-old Hardiman sent a text message to his friend, Christian Edmon, in which he asked if …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Palmer L. Smith, III v. Tawnee Trusty ── Case No.: 23A-JP-00454 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Father and Mother dated for several years and, in November 2012, had Daughter. The parties separated in April 2019. Since …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larry Jo Taylor, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02615 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In the early morning hours of November 10, 2015, Taylor was at an apartment in Indianapolis with Diano Gordon and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Shirley v. Daniel R. Shaver ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00204 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In 2013, Shirley was “T-boned” in a car accident. Tr. Vol. II p. 212. The vehicle that struck Shirley was traveling at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marion County Superior Court Probation Department v. Cheryl Trapuzzano, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00061 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur S.A. had an extensive juvenile history, which included offenses involving handguns. In December 2013, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Douglas Ray Hayden v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01417 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On January 17, 2022, Hayden led police on a high-speed car chase while his girlfriend and her children were in his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── B S v. R F ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01362 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Father and T.F. (“Mother”) were in a relationship, and both were addicted to drugs. They were “on the run” due to Father’s pending …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Glen Bryan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00944 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Bryan is the father of R.C., and R.C. is the mother of E.C., who was born in 2005. In June 2014, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jamar Banks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00769 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In 2018, the State charged Banks with several offenses in three cases. 1 In Case No. 02D06-1802-F3-000013 (“Case No. F3-13”), the State …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jamie Marie Russell v. Leonard Allen Russell ── Case No.: 23A-DC-00578 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and Father married in July 2016. The marriage produced one child, Daughter, who was born in December 2017. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonte Twan Crawford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-01044 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The underlying facts are set forth, in part, in Crawford’s direct appeal: [O]n March 17, 2013, seventeen-year-old Crawford, with the assistance …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana, et al. v. John Laughlin, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00937 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In September 2022, the Laughlins filed a complaint against the State alleging inverse condemnation. The Laughlins …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shane Edward Durham v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00760 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This appeal stems from a plea agreement that Durham entered into in 2019. In 2018, the State charged Durham with four …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert C. Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01757 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This appeal stems from several acts of domestic violence that Jones perpetrated against his then-wife. On May 6, 2020, in Cause …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Smart Buy Auto Finance, Inc. v. Dennis Mitchell ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In February 2021, Mitchell filed a complaint against Safe Auto Insurance Company (“Safe Auto”) and Smart Buy.1 Smart Buy concedes …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jared Andrew Walker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00864 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On September 17, 2021, deputies from the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Department attempted to execute a search warrant at Walker’s residence. Law …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Harry Lee Roberson, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00933 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This case centered around allegations that Roberson broke into and stole items from a house in Anderson that once belonged …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Department of Child Services v. Brandon Lewis, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-00836 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wabash Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The Lewises were foster parents who had a foster home license issued by DCS. On July …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jatasia Turner v. New Bridge Apts ── Case No.: 23A-EV-01128 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts are not entirely clear; however, we glean the following from the record before us. On November 2, 2022, Turner and New Bridge entered into an agreement …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dustin E Passarelli v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01652 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This case stems from Passarelli’s shooting of Mustafa Ayoubi on February 19, 2019. On that night, Ayoubi was driving on the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Wytwaine Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01269 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Jackson was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia at the age of sixteen, and he has more recently been diagnosed with “split …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian David Minnick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02024 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On April 2, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnick broke windows in vehicles and a restaurant, threatened a man with a crowbar, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M & K Truck Center of Gary, LLC v. Rita M Tafelski ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01662 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The relevant facts here were set forth in our opinion on Tafelski’s interlocutory appeal: Tafelski is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C E, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-00996 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Mother and Father have one child together, N.E., who was born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy L Dale v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-01694 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts underlying Dale’s convictions are set forth, in part, in his direct appeal: At approximately 2 o’clock in the afternoon …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James M Nipple v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02004 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Benton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur At one time, Nipple and Ryan Richardson were friends, but their friendship soured in the last few years. Nipple had a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan Ridner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01814 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On August 24, 2022, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) Officer Ryan Deuel went to a house in Indianapolis to take a report …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A V v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-01765 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Danville Police Department Officer Kennedy Molina was pursuing a vehicle that had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A K, et al. v. J S, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01908 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur R.S. was born in July 2018. At birth, R.S.’s blood tested positive for alcohol and illicit drugs. Due to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven R Kennedy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00565 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 15, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts of this case were set forth in our original opinion as follows: In the early morning hours of January …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacquail Belcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01758 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Early in the evening of June 27, 2018, Brown, Pinkston, and Richards were at a residence in Fort Wayne. At about 6:00 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CORY N POLLARD v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01310 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On August 3, 2019, Pollard arranged to meet with Deldrake Ealy, whom he had known for approximately one year, at a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lee Evans Dunigan v. Centorian, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On June 7, 2022, Dunigan filed his original complaint against Centurion, a medical services contractor for the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda J. Garner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On April 12, 2022, the State charged Garner with two counts: possession of methamphetamine in an amount of at least twenty-eight …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Cross v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01973 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Sometime before March 6, 2023, Richmond Police Department (“RPD”) Officer Amanda Thackrey-Toole checked the Department’s reporting system to familiarize herself with individuals …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda Peters, et al. v. GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, INC., et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts here are undisputed. Eleven-year-old Isabelle Meyer tragically died on June 24, 2019, after …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Connie Davis-Brumley v. Fair Oaks Farms, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01610 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 29, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On October 3, 2020, Justin was involved in an automobile accident with Kunkel in Lake County. Justin died as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: F A v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01932 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The Child was born in January 2021 to Mother and D.O. (“Father”). 1 On August 28, 2021, the Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathan Russell v. Keri Russell ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02344 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Father and Mother were married in 2007, and they had two children. In June 2019, Father filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── C U v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02073 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On October 3, 2022, then fifteen-year-old C.U. and three other teenaged girls stole a vehicle 1 belonging to Marcus Jones. On October 7, 2022, C.U.’s mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon K Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02050 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In July 2022, Williams and his girlfriend, Wydreka Williams, were living in an apartment in Fort Wayne. Wydreka was six months …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashley Moothery v. Renewing Management Inc. managing agent for the owner of Chapel Hill Townhomes ── Case No.: 23A-EV-00670 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In June 2020, Moothery entered into a one-year lease agreement with Chapel Hill for an apartment in Indianapolis. Pursuant …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mohamed R. Nawwar v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-IF-02684 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On February 8, 2023, Trooper Evan Joyner of the Indiana State Police was working traffic enforcement in a construction zone on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Linda E Newman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02329 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In 2022, Newman and her husband, Richard, were in the midst of a contentious separation and divorce. The couple had three …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derrick D Dennis, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01395 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The victim in this case, Gery Rucker, had a child with Bresia Juarez. On the night of September 13, 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel A Hobbs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01092 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In the summer of 2017, K.H. and her two brothers were approved for a trial home placement with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachary L Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02840 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This appeal stems from Scott’s underlying conviction for aggravated battery, a Class B felony. Scott committed this offense in the early …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Haylee Bannon v. Dane Bateson ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02284 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This cause concerns four separate cases involving H.B. (“Child”), which are relevant in determining the cause before us. The procedural …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gilberto Reyna v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02490 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On December 3, 1993, K.D. was at a party in Indianapolis that Reyna also attended. At the party, K.D. observed that Reyna …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Breon Malik Davenport v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2015, the State charged seventeen-year-old Davenport with two counts of robbery, Level 3 felonies, and one count of aggravated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Fernando C Arellano v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02895 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jasper Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In 2017, Arellano pleaded guilty to fraud, a Level 6 felony, and in exchange, the State dismissed the remaining charges as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: M F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-02555 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur J.F. was born in July 2014, and A.M. was born in December 2019 to Mother and Father, who had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Lucious Setlak v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02516 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The victim, L.B., was born in April 2015. Thirty-five-year-old Setlak was a friend of L.B.’s parents and was L.B.’s godfather. L.B. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02166 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Mother’s daughter is Je.B. (“Daughter”), and Daughter’s father is Jo.B. (“Father”). Mother and Father live separately. On Friday, January 15, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J P v. F L ── Case No.: 23A-PO-02505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Girlfriend is a lawyer based in Chicago, Illinois, and Boyfriend is a physician based in Granger, Indiana. Girlfriend and Boyfriend began dating …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Angela Hendrix v. Donald Campbell, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02234 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This appeal arises out of proceedings supplemental after a judgment was awarded in favor of Donald and Pamela against Angela. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stacy Zehr v. Angela Hendrix, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This case arises from a family dispute between Angela and Ryan Hendrix (“the Hendrixes”), Pamela 2 and Donald …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Susan Vaughn v. Melissa Bolen ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02772 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On May 11, 2018, Appellants were involved in a car accident with Melissa Bolen. According to the complaint, Bolen rear-ended Appellants’ …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nancy Ostrowski v. Indiana University ── Case No.: 23A-EX-02605 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur At the time relevant to this appeal, Ostrowski was employed by Indiana University (“the University”). Before this, Ostrowski was employed by Eli Lilly and Company, but she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J V v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This case stems from the Department of Child Service’s (“DCS”) petition to terminate Mother’s parental rights to two of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Loraine v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01497 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Steuben Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On June 5, 2022, Edward was at the home of his father, Matthew, and mother, Billie, (collectively “the Loraines”) on Jimmerson Lake …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Loretta Yvonne Mitchell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On May 5, 2023, Mitchell pleaded guilty to domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── F A v. A T ── Case No.: 23A-AD-03067 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 04, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Son was born in March 2009 to Father and M.E. (“Mother”). A paternity action was initiated in Marion County in 2010. Father, by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kelyn Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02054 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Felix concur In November 2020, then seventeen-year-old Harris began communicating with Ezekiel 1 Watkins on Instagram regarding Harris’ interest in purchasing a firearm from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Latasha Howard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On March 3, 2022, law enforcement officers were investigating a stabbing and arrested the suspected perpetrator, Tony Edwards, at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew C. Abbott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00036 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On February 10, 2021, Abbott was driving his vehicle and was stopped by an officer with the New Castle Police Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Earnest R Laster v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00212 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On June 13, 2023, Laster pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to 0.8 or more, a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Denver James Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00032 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On the evening of May 28, 2023, eighteen-year-old Johnson was at a campfire in Crown Point with a group of friends, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronnie Romans v. Jade Romans ── Case No.: 23A-DN-02912 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Brown Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Father and Mother met in August 2019, at which time Mother was twenty years old and Father was forty-two years old. The couple …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerry Bailey, et al. v. Erika Baker, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02740 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Erika Baker and Joshua Mesh are the parents of F.M., who was born in 2017. Mary Bailey is Erika’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rolland G. Shoup, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-IF-01350 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On the morning of February 11, 2022, Shoup was driving a red pickup truck westbound on Fall Creek Road in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William J Page v. Valerie J Page ── Case No.: 23A-DR-02927 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Husband and Wife were married in May 1981. Their marriage was dissolved on October 11, 2012, and the distribution of the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert L. Dillinger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01559 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Robert Dillinger petitions for rehearing and challenges our holding that Dillinger did not unequivocally invoke his right to an attorney during …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Katie L. McCumber v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00320 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On September 21, 2020, a trial court issued an ex parte protection order against McCumber. The protected person was M.P. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jose Miguel Zuniga v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03107 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In August 2021, law enforcement officers were conducting surveillance outside of a house at 108 West Linden Avenue in Logansport in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mari Garner v. Adrian Lopez Hernandez ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02735 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Father and Mother married in 2014 and had three children: A.L., born in 2010; M.L., born in 2011; and R.L., born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Lawrence Martin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00061 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On March 15, 2021, Martin got into an argument with Steve Mason because Mason parked his truck in a manner that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sean Michael Craft v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00043 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In August 2023, Indiana State Police (“ISP”) Trooper Matthew Rea lived in a house in Cass County. The house is connected …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Shane Walker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00178 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Walker, who was born in 1981, was convicted of molesting H.M., who was twelve years old at the time of the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeff Lane v. Menard, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02920 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On July 20, 2022, Lane went to a Menards store in Hammond, Indiana, to buy supplies for the remodeling of his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Matthew Grider v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00280 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On April 14, 2022, Grider pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 2 felony. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Travon D Russell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Russell was on probation in December 2023 after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, a Level 4 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Karinen Perez v. Victor Dominguez ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Before their marriage in 2018, Husband and Wife were in a romantic relationship. In September 2015, Wife entered into an agreement to purchase …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Adam Ray Rohrig v. Amy Lynn Rohrig ── Case No.: 24A-DR-00217 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Father and Mother have two children, Daughter and Son (“the Children”). Father’s and Mother’s marriage was dissolved in November 2014. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raymond Borroel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02737 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford concurs. Judge Crone concurs/concurs in result In May 2013, Amanda (“Mother”) began taking L.M. and L.M.’s siblings to a daycare run by Tanysha Marie Holliday and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M M v. L P ── Case No.: 23A-PO-02089 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clinton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge Weissmann dissents Father and Mother married in 2012 and had two children. Their marriage was dissolved in 2019 by the Clinton Circuit Court. In 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Staci Swindler v. Shaun Swindler ── Case No.: 24A-DN-00071 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Husband and Wife were married in October 2016 and had no children together. Wife is a Canadian citizen who moved to the United …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua Quentin Sheppard, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00009 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In 2018, N.T. lived with her mother, M.E. (“Mother”), and her father, L.T. (“Father”). The house was having plumbing issues, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raphael I Miles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00256 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Miles and A.C. dated for several years and had one daughter, A.M. (“Daughter”), who was born in October 2021. In February …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raymond Lamar Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00002 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the early morning hours of May 11, 2023, Officers Michael Graban and Matthew Pankonie of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Genesis Palma v. Zachary Kent Keown ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02316 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warrick Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford concurs. Judge Crone dissents The Child was born in June 2018 to Mother and Father. Mother has an older child, E.P., and Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry S. Cheek v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00816 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On June 21, 2023, the Columbus Police Department (“CPD”) received a call that Cheek, who had an active warrant for his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shane A Call v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On February 12, 2018, Call pleaded guilty to child molesting, a Level 4 felony. He was sentenced to twelve years in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Billy P. Crowe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00610 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On March 22, 2023, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Cody Faust was patrolling county roads north of Medaryville when a vehicle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andy D. Boner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00091 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On April 4, 2022, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, with the assistance of a confidential …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Mother has four children, three of whom are involved here: Ja’S.S. (born in July 2014); Jay.S (born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Degrado, Sr. v. Kari Degrado ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Mother and Father were married on October 5, 2003. The parties have two children: Mi.D., who was born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── The Store Manager, LLC v. Debra Sumner ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00609 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Knox Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On June 9, 2019, Sumner entered into a Rental and Lease Agreement (“Lease Agreement”) with Adams University Self Storage (“43P Storage”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brookston Resource, Inc. v. State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02971 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 11, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Spencer Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur A. Background According to the Association, there are 9,750 active oil and gas wells in Indiana. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T'arel Jordan Justice v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Crone concurs. Judge Bradford concurs in part/dissents in part In our original opinion, we reversed and remanded for a new trial because the trial court incorrectly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00672 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur The Child, who was born in 2022, is the daughter of Father and Mother (collectively “Parents”). The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, et al. v. Prescott D. Craig ── Case No.: 24A-MI-00227 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Craig is an Indiana resident with an extensive history of traffic violations. His Indiana driver’s license …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indianapolis Airport Authority v. Kelli Kennedy ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur The facts appear to be undisputed. On April 18, 2021, Kennedy flew into the Indianapolis International Airport after a family …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S O v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00991 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur The Child was born to Mother and M.B. (“Father”) in January 2018. 2 In December 2022, the Department of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric M Underwood-McCarrol v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00940 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur In 2023, Joyce Moore lived in an apartment at the Waterloo Gardens apartment complex in Fort Wayne with her husband, Ralph …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William I. Morris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00779 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur On August 1, 2023, Morris pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine, a Level 3 felony. The trial court sentenced Morris to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M O, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur The Children are twins born in December 2018 to Parents when Mother1 was seventeen years old and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bernard G DeStefano v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-03100 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In DeStefano’s direct appeal, this Court set forth the facts underlying DeStefano’s convictions as follows: The facts most favorable to the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lafayette Rentals, Inc. v. Low Cost Spay-Neuter Clinic, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00082 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge May concur The Clinic is a charitable not-for-profit corporation that provides low-cost veterinary services. At the request of several …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Da'Quavion M. Wiley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00700 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the afternoon of May 1, 2021, three teenagers, W.L., L.W., and T.M., were playing basketball at Tolson Park in Elkhart. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alvin R. Sanders III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00529 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the afternoon of May 1, 2021, three teenagers, W.L., L.W., and T.M., were playing basketball at Tolson Park in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Kriete v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02674 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In our memorandum decision in Kriete’s direct appeal, we set forth the facts underlying his convictions as follows: In October 2014, Marianne …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of G D ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02242 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur At the time of his temporary commitment, G.D. was sixty-one years old and had been married to his wife, K.D., who is a retired …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Braven Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00542 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the early morning hours of June 30, 2022, several people were at Kyria Tishner’s home in Indianapolis, where they sat in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Argumedo Alvarez-Madrigal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The facts, as set forth in Alvarez-Madrigal’s direct appeal, follow: When she was ten years old and in the fourth grade, A.M. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DeShae Anderson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00950 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In May 2021, Shaquarius Cooper lived in an apartment in Indianapolis. On the night of May 8, 2021, Cooper had several people …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AJ Patrick v. Bryan Rivera ── Case No.: 24A-TP-00238 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In October 2016, property located at 2212 Forkner Street in Anderson (“the Property”) was conveyed to “AJ Patrick, 2317 Fletcher St, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00544 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Mother has four children. Child in need of services (“CHINS”) cases were previously opened for Mother’s two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gerald Lee Doll v. Ronald Neal (ISP Warden), et al. ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01354 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Doll is an inmate at the ISP. In October 2023, Doll worked at the prison law library, but …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Shelby Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Father and Mother, who were not married, have one child, T.H. (“the Child”), who was born in March 2017. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy L Hall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01023 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In Hall’s direct appeal, this Court set forth the underlying facts as follows: On January 2, 2014, the State charged Hall …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kiandre Dominick Owens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00900 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Owens and Nariah Blount became friends in the summer of 2020 after meeting through a mutual friend, Aleah Hamilton. Owens went …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Conway Lee Munoz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00796 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On April 25, 2022, Joshua Collet was asleep in his bedroom in his apartment in Frankfort that he shared with his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy R. Wells v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Franklin Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Vaidik concur In the late evening of December 23, 2021, law enforcement officers with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were attempting to serve …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Freeman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01582 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On the evening of March 22, 2023, Deputy James Richards of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department was driving his patrol car home …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James L. Harness, IV v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00454 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Foley concur On January 12, 2023, the State charged Harness with Count I, possession of methamphetamine, a Level 5 felony; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raymond Ingram v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02169 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On January 24, 2024, Ingram pleaded guilty to: (1) theft, a Level 6 felony, in this case, Cause No. 18C01-2307-F6-399 (“Cause No. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christina Riquel Carrol v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01236 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On August 20, 2021, D.T. and her three children were living in an apartment in Indianapolis with D.T.’s girlfriend, Carrol. D.T.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── O M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-00907 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur O.M. is a boy who was born in May 2006. A.S.C. is a girl who was born in December 2012. O.M.’s mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Douglas Walro v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01336 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On July 23, 2023, Walro drove his vehicle into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck a parked car. Walro told …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles E Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01764 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On October 7, 2022, Thomas pleaded guilty to intimidation, a Level 5 felony. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the trial court …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nicholas Robert Saunders v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00981 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On August 7, 2022, nineteen-year-old Saunders asked his friend Miranda Lawson to drive him to Nashville, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Burbank v. Roy Parsons, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00868 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On February 18, 2018, Burbank was working as a handyman at the Parsons’ home. As part of the project …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01644 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On November 4, 2023, Williams and Martinez Lambert were drinking alcohol together. At some point, Lambert drove Williams to the Beacon …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph D Plummer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01964 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On August 6, 2018, Plummer pleaded guilty to fraud on a financial institution, a Level 5 felony, and admitted to being …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawn Senter v. Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01863 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Senter owns two parcels of real estate in Cromwell, Indiana (“the Property”). The Property is zoned for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jessica Dawn Hampton v. Joshua Craig Hampton ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01362 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Father and Mother have three children: M.H., born in 2002; N.H., born in 2006; and K.H., born in 2009 (“the Children”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01077 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur The Child was born in October 2020 to Father and S.B. (“Mother”), who were dating but not …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gentle Thomas, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In 2022, Thomas pleaded guilty to two counts of auto theft, Level 5 felonies, and ten other charges were dismissed. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maximilliono Christen Farias v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01476 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Farias married Dezarae Farias in 2017. In the fall of 2021, Dezarae began an extramarital affair with Cameron Prince. The affair …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dustin Earl Mattson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02337 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On September 17, 2023, Mattson and his wife were arguing. Mattson grabbed his wife’s face; refused to let her leave the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William M. Cutter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Cutter is the Father of L.P., who was born in 2003. L.P. has learning disabilities and has an IQ score that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bruce W. Brock Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01660 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In 2020, Cathy Paradise was a retiree who lived in a home on a sixty-acre lot in Brown County. Paradise …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bret A Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01589 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fountain Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On January 6, 2021, Green reached a plea agreement regarding three cases. In Cause No. 23C01-1811-F6-531 (“Cause No. 531”), Green admitted …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cynthia Crane v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01088 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 10, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In November 2020, Crane and Atkinson were in a romantic relationship and were staying together in a motel room in Muncie. Crane …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Akeem Eichelburger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00906 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 10, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In December 2021, Eichelburger and his girlfriend, Ravenn Wilson, were friends with Bethany Lambert—who lived in an apartment on the east side …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── City of Bloomington v. Catherine Smith ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01775 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Case Summary 1 The City of Bloomington (“Bloomington”) has historically provided sewage services to landowners adjacent to the city. In exchange, as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Johnny D. Lee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02029 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 24, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On the evening of June 11, 2021, eighteen-year-old J.B. and her cousin, B.D., went to a party in Goshen hosted by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terence J Richey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01927 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 24, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In May 2023, M.M. met Richey online, and the two began a romantic and sexual relationship. On May 27, 2023, M.M. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Georgia Ann Miller v. Tran, M.D. Trinh, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In 2015, fifty-nine-year-old Miller was referred to Dr. Tran, a rheumatologist, by her primary care physician. The primary care …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Evelina M. Edmundson v. Ryan Paul Edmundson ── Case No.: 24A-JP-00143 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Mother and Father are the biological parents of Daughter, who was born in September 2012. Father established paternity in March 2017. The paternity order …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle Bergstedt v. Ashley Bergstedt ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01756 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Father and Ashley Bergstedt (“Mother”) married in 2006 and had two children (“the Children”): V.B., who was born in 2010, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Laura A Myers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01873 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 06, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In September 2022, then fifteen-year-old M.M. was living with her adoptive mother, Myers, in LaGrange County. On the morning of September …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: M G, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02108 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur The Child was born on February 11, 2024, exposed to methamphetamine. On February 12, 2024, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawtai Sandifar, as Parent and Natural Guardian of L.D.I., a Minor v. Jeremy Patterson, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Since this case was decided on a motion to dismiss, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andres Sandoval, et al. v. Willow Lake Estates Home Owners Association, Inc ── Case No.: 24A-MF-00309 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Willow Lake Estates, which was created in 1989, is an eighty-acre subdivision located in LaPorte County. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Eugene Hyser v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02720 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On December 18, 2021, Hyser drove while intoxicated and possessed Xanax pills for which he no longer had a prescription. Accordingly, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: K F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02130 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 19, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur D.B. was born in December 2009 to N.B. and T.M. Father and L.W.-R. had two children: Ka.F., who was born in September 2008; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kassidee Elizabeth Walston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02820 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On December 20, 2023, law enforcement officers were dispatched to investigate an overdose at a house in Decatur County. Inside the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dele Omije v. Bethany Whilby-Omije ── Case No.: 24A-DR-02217 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Husband and Wife were married in 1999. The parties separated in 2010, and Wife filed a petition to dissolve the marriage in December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Darrin Perkins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01960 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On June 8, 2023, the State charged Perkins with auto theft, a Level 6 felony, in F6-2910. Perkins was in custody …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K K v. B B ── Case No.: 24A-PO-02138 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 24, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur B.B. and K.K. met in high school in 2018. By 2021, the friendship had evolved into a toxic sexual relationship. K.K. would “isolat[e]” …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marcos Alan Salinas, IV v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01966 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Carroll Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur L.R. was born in 2009 to her biological father and R.O. (“Mother”). After the death of L.R.’s biological father, Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lei Gamble v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On September 1, 2021, Felicia Harris was working for Lyft and was in the area of 42nd Street and Post Road in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Jerron L. Reed ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02499 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 03, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur This case requires us to examine two charging informations, each filed in separate cases, and their accompanying probable cause affidavits. According …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── G D v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01694 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 07, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Perry Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On August 12, 2021, in Cause No. 62C01-2108-JD-235 (“Cause No. 235”), the State alleged that G.D. was delinquent for committing acts that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antonio Terrell Sims v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02493 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In November 2022, the State charged Sims with multiple counts stemming from domestic battery incidents. Sims pleaded guilty to domestic battery, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M S v. P R ── Case No.: 24A-PO-02031 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 11, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In early 2024, M.S., a psychologist, and P.R. were volunteering on the election campaign committee of a candidate for the Indiana State Senate …
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Neutral
── Regina Geels v. Lindsay Flottemesch, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02911 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur David Malinowski died on June 14, 2021, and was survived by his daughters, thirty-six-year-old Lindsay Flottemesch, thirty-three-year-old Mackenzi Hatfield, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J G v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02487 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur H.G. was born in February 2011, and C.G. was born in October 2013 to Father and M.H., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derrick D Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02296 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur At the time relevant to this appeal, the victim in this case, S.T., was Taylor’s exgirlfriend. S.T. suffered from alopecia, which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bruce A Waldon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In Waldon v. State, 829 N.E.2d 168, 172 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005), trans denied (“Waldon I”), we described the offenses underlying …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── TKG Associates, LLC v. MBG Monmouth, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01270 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Buyer is a limited liability company operated by Ajay Keshap and his family. Seller consists of several …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Parker B Depalma v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02864 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On February 6, 2021, a dog belonging to fifty-seven-year-old Raymond Gaston (“Raymond”) and his wife, Vera, was struck and killed on …
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Neutral
── Joshua Scott Schofield v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02941 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On the night of October 26, 2022, Indiana State Police Troopers Matthew Hatchett and Clay McBride were in separate patrol vehicles …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Judy Lammons v. EDCO Environmental Services, Inc ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02057 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 02, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On February 16, 2014, Lammons called EDCO, an HVAC company she had used in the past, to her home in Crown …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyron Excell Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03089 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Smith and the victim in this case, L.M., had previously been in a romantic relationship and had children together. On February …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Norman Thomas, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01731 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Felix and Judge DeBoer concur On January 25, 2023, law enforcement officers with the Plainfield Police Department received a report from James Laser that two Translift …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: B R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02594 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 07, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Son was born to Father and K.M. (“Mother”) in October 2008. In early 2023, Mother and her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Curtis A Adams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 12, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In 2022 and 2023, Adams lived with his son and his daughter, J.A, who was born in August 2009. During this …
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Neutral
── Termination: S M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03091 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Child was born in October 2023 to Father and R.L. (“Mother”). 1 The Department of Child Services received a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: X B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02833 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Child was born in October 2021 to Father and C.B. (“Mother”). In February 2022, Mother went missing, and she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stacey Fuller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02111 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On the night of August 4, 2022, Tonya Turner was parked in her driveway in her white Mitsubishi SUV preparing to take …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jashon Wallace-Carswell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02104 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On the night of August 4, 2022, Tonya Turner was parked in her driveway in her white Mitsubishi SUV preparing to take …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Scott Sparks, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03169 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 27, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Rush Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On August 3, 2023, Sparks filed a complaint against the State, Thurman Baker, and West Bend Mutual Insurance …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bernard Lamont McGuire v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02491 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On January 2, 2022, Kaouthar Chamem went to McGuire’s apartment to shave McGuire’s head and face, as she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Clinton M. Trease v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On August 25, 2022, Trease was employed as a maintenance technician at FlexN-Gate in Covington. On that date, another employee was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Ogilvie v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02541 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In May 2024, Ogilvie was incarcerated in the Fayette County Jail. Ogilvie was a “floor trustee” responsible for cleaning the hallways. Tr. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eliezer Areche v. Indianapolis Department Of Public Works, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02672 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge DeBoer concurs. Judge Scheele dissents Eliezer Areche was riding an electric foot scooter on a sidewalk in Indianapolis when he hit a hole, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larzaus A McKinney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02692 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In November 2022, Tru Lee was in the St. Joseph County Jail on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Valcharles Davonta Murry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02947 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In the evening of June 14, 2023, law enforcement officers with the Evansville Police Department (“EPD”) were on patrol when they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Isaiah Lawrence v. Toni Jackson ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02597 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 19, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Husband and Wife married on July 3, 2003, when both were members of the military. The marriage produced three children, Ja.L., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Savion K. Frye v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02886 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On November 18, 2023, then twenty-five-year-old Frye visited a home where twelve-year-old E.S. lived with her mother (“Mother”), her stepfather (“Stepfather”), …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kena Corp v. Elizabeth A Cain ── Case No.: 25A-CC-00012 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Cain retained the law firm of Hollingsworth and Zivitz, P.C., to represent her in a dissolution of marriage action. In April 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joe Cody v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-MI-02898 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On November 13, 2024, Cody filed a pro se “verified petition to di[s]miss fines, fees, costs, and reinstate driving privileges.” Appellant’s App. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Angel M Mohr v. Star A Johnston ── Case No.: 25A-TR-00059 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Revocable Trust Provisions Father and Mother (collectively “Parents”) had two children—Johnston and Mohr (collectively, “Daughters”)—who are now adults. Parents executed a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Prophet v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03009 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In 2023, Prophet was charged with resisting law enforcement, a Level 5 felony; operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 6 felony; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael A Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02461 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In March 2017, Williams was convicted of felony murder and found to be an habitual offender in Cause No. 49G05-1601-MR-2851 (“Felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Susan J. White v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00148 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In June 2020, the State charged White with dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 4 felony, and dealing in methamphetamine, a Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nicholas J. Hall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00521 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On September 25, 2018, the State charged Hall with five counts: Count I, criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony; Count II, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vicki Boggs v. Kristine D Stuckey ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00174 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In April 2024, Stuckey filed a verified complaint 1 against Boggs and alleged the following: 6. [Stuckey] found an abandoned …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian K. Easterly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In the early morning hours of July 17, 2021, Norman McCann, the maintenance supervisor for a Fort Wayne apartment complex, was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timmy Wayne Bowman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01996 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur The facts underlying Bowman’s convictions were set forth on direct appeal as follows: Bowman punched his wife (“Wife”) in the face …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S F, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00225 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Child, born in April 2024, is the biological child of Parents. Mother also has two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E G v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-00111 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On July 2, 2022, then eleven-year-old E.G. ran away from home, was arrested by law enforcement officers, and was transported to the Youth Services Center (“the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Taylor Bean v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00262 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 30, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Miami Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On August 24, 2023, Olivia Labare made a public post on TikTok about her boyfriend, and Bean posted a comment asking Olivia …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Dion Boyd, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00155 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On December 31, 2023, Boyd and his girlfriend, Nakia Baker, were celebrating New Year’s Eve at a bar in Evansville. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A T, et al. v. J S ── Case No.: 25A-AD-00100 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 13, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Unfortunately, Mother’s and Stepfather’s statement of the case and statement of the facts fail to mention that this is the latest …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Farmhouse Investments, LLC (Series B) v. QUATTRO, LLC. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-03086 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur The facts of this case are relatively undisputed. On January 13, 2022, the parties entered into the Agreement. Under this …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deandre S Sneed, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03079 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Miami Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On November 28, 2021, Anthony Leadford was living in an apartment in Converse, Indiana, with his girlfriend, Sophie Beckner, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Courtnay Annene Titus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03012 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On September 29, 2022, officers from the Kokomo Police Department responded to a 911 call after a child found an unconscious …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Members Source Credit Union v. Zachary Graykowski ── Case No.: 25A-GU-00526 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur On July 2, 2010, Dawn Graykowski (“Mother”) filed a “verified petition for appointment of guardian over the claim of a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of D B ── Case No.: 25A-MH-01823 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Robb concur D.B. is sixty-three years old and retired from General Motors. D.B. has income from a rental house, Social Security, and a pension. D.B. was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00579 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur The three Children at issue in this CHINS include J’A.Y., born in 2017; J’D.Y., born in 2021; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua B. Sawvell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00095 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 02, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur The victim in this case, R.B., was born in 2014 to T.M. (“Mother”) and C.B. (“Father”). After Mother and Father’s relationship …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C D, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00791 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Scott Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Mother and Father are the biological parents of Daughter, who was born in October 2024. Mother had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Travis Duane Butcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00629 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Parke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Chester Sayler passed away on November 2, 2024. On the afternoon of November 18, 2024, Chester’s daughter, Dawn Bayless, went to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricky Alan Fuller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00029 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In the summer of 2022, Fuller began living with his son (“Son”); Son’s wife (“Daughter-in-law”); and Son’s and Daughter-in-law’s daughter, J.F., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alfred Pondo v. Mwanamisi A. Waziri ── Case No.: 25A-DN-00632 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Husband began dating Wife in 2019. At the time, Wife was living in Nairobi, Kenya, and was married to Joel Mayanya Mokonya …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Booker T Moffett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00245 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In May 2023, K.H. was fourteen years old. Her parents allowed Moffett, who was fifty-five years old, a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, et al. v. Cadence Blanchard, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01383 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Felix concurs in result. Judge Vaidik dissents In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government passed …
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Neutral
── C C v. A F, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-AD-00954 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother has three sisters—Aunt, M.C., and K.C. Mother gave birth to E.R. in approximately 2020; and M.C. gained custody of E.R. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Linda K. Manges v. Robert Swenson, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-MI-00701 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marshall Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Glen and Martha Roberts had seven children: Linda Manges, Diana Swenson, Judy Shivers, Mary Nutley, Roger Roberts, Pamela McCord, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: N N v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00229 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 08, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Child was born in April 2023 to T.K. (“Mother”) and Father. At the time of his birth, Child had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ceaser Lewis Curtis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00558 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur After dating for nine years, Curtis and Marcia (Jones) Curtis (“Marcia”) married in 2008. Their relationship was “rocky and very toxic,” …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Logan M. Chambers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00874 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur At almost 2:00 a.m. on April 26, 2020, Chambers was driving his Chevrolet Tahoe with four teenage passengers on a county …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gordon D Emmert, et al. v. Leslie R Miller ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00669 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Parke Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur This dispute concerns the location and use of Lazy Lane in Spencer’s Subdivision near Raccoon Lake. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deandrae Shawn Terrell Brannon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03080 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 04, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur In June 2023, the Lafayette Police Department began investigating Brannon, also known as “Dre,” for suspected cocaine dealing. Tr. Vol. …
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Neutral
── Speedway, LLC v. Kendall Shedd ── Case No.: 25A-EX-01386 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Dismissed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts of this case appear to be undisputed. On July 17, 2022, Shedd was employed by Speedway and working at a Speedway store in Fort Wayne. …
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Neutral
── James Rolison v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01110 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On December 20, 2022, Rolison was given a verbal trespass notice by his stepmother, Lori Jean Foust-Rolison (“Lori”), regarding her residence (“Property”) …
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Neutral
── CHINS: D O v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00686 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy concurs. Judge Bailey dissents Children are twins who were born to Mother in June 2008. Children were living with their Father when he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer Lyn Masters v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01041 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On January 31, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Masters was shopping at a Kroger store in Carmel. She dressed entirely in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dennis D. Henry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00733 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2021, law enforcement officers found a syringe in the apartment of a sixtyone-year-old woman serving a sentence on home detention …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alan Kreilein v. Tracy Berry, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In September 2004, Kreilein pleaded guilty to criminal deviate conduct, a Class A felony, and was sentenced to thirty years in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tejinder Aulakh, et al. v. Navneet Aulakh ── Case No.: 24A-DC-03027 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Husband and Wife married in December 2012, and have one child, G.A. (“Child”), who was born in January 2017. Husband is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bruce A. Campbell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01528 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Putnam Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In May 2024, Detective Austin McCloskey with the Boone County Child Abuse and Sexual Exploitation (“CASE”) Task Force received a tip …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Emmit Louis Yarbrough, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01527 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 20, 2022, Yarbrough, Deborah Leslie (“Leslie”), and Heather Richardson (“Richardson”) rented a motel room in Hammond. While in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Josue L. Rodriguez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00160 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Rodriguez, his wife, Kelly Gerbig, and Gerbig’s four children lived next door to Shawn Ginder. On April 21, 2024, Ginder returned …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Mills v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01414 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In January 2023, the victim in this case, L.B., was fourteen years old; Mills was thirty-two. L.B.’s best friend was Mills’ daughter, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of D T ── Case No.: 25A-MH-02631 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur Twenty-eight-year-old D.T. suffers from mental illnesses, including schizoaffective disorder. In May 2025, D.T. was released from a two-year incarceration. D.T. had stopped taking his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Mitchell Jay Bozarth ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00978 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge DeBoer and Judge Scheele concur On the evening of October 29, 2020, Officers Logan Schneider and Matt Smarrelli of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chelsea Janene Nicholson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02832 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On January 11, 2023, Glorene Ellis (a sixty-four-year-old) and her father-in-law, Robert Schlick (an eighty-seven-year-old), were at their home in Shelbyville …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Bradley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00882 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 8, 2023, Bradley was arrested and subsequently charged with five drug-related and firearms offenses. 1 On October 15, 2024, Bradley …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cedric Clardy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00739 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On May 13, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Officer Carter Hess of the Lawrence Police Department was patrolling the area near North …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01736 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Child was born in September 2014 to Ca.K. (“Mother”) 1 and Father. On February 12, 2021, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01729 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother has several children, including T.K., born in October 2014; and C.S., born in August 2020. 1 The Department of Child Services (“DCS”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle Kaszuba, et al. v. AnnaMarie Dugan Norris, as Guardian of the Estate of Christopher Dugan, an incompetent person ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00198 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Vaidik concur Kaszuba worked as a service assistant …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brent M Ramsey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01368 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 30, 2024, the State charged Ramsey with seven counts: Count I, possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; Count …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keystone Cooperative, Inc. v. Brock Fraschet. al ── Case No.: 25A-CE-01212 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Keystone is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in Marion County, Indiana, which is also its principal place of business. Keystone provides agricultural products and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Westwood Veterinary Clinic LLC v. Amber Blackburn ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01082 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Westwood is a veterinary clinic in Hancock County, and Blackburn is a veterinarian. In 2022, Blackburn entered into a Relief Veterinarian …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amelia Kay Stem v. BCG Equities, LLC ── Case No.: 25A-CC-00803 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On October 2, 2024, BCG filed a complaint against Stem. BCG alleged that, in 2021, Stem purchased a vehicle and financed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony M. Gibbons v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01934 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 6, 2023, South Bend Police Officer Alan Wiegand was dispatched to a residence in South Bend in response …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Friulmac, Inc. v. Tonya Clutter ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01004 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2019, Clutter was employed by Cana Cabinetry (n/k/a Patrick Industries). As part of her duties, Clutter operated a woodworking machine (“the Machine”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Winter D Burns v. Christopher S. Dillback ── Case No.: 25A-JP-01932 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 22, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In June 2006, the State of Indiana, by the Vanderburgh County Title IV-D prosecutor, brought this paternity action against Father …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Callie R Burke v. Indiana State Personnel Department, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-MI-01313 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Burke began working for the Indiana State Prison in May 2016. In November 2016, she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael L Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00687 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur On January 12, 2022, the State charged Williams with two felony counts: Count I, child molesting, a Level 4 felony, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ilene Breuning, et al. v. Tim W Breuning ── Case No.: 25A-TR-01491 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts are undisputed. Tim and Christine are the children of Willi Breuning (“Willi”) by his first wife. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J J, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01178 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Child was born in July 2017 to Mother and J.V. 2 at thirty-six weeks gestation. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lowell B Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01933 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On November 10, 2023, sixty-seven-year-old Jones sold 3.35 grams of crack cocaine to a confidential informant as part of a controlled …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zane Dickson v. Sarah Ford ── Case No.: 20A-DC-01906 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Father and Mother were married on or about June 1, 2016. There were three children born of the marriage: E.D., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-JV-02391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On July 25, 2021, Elkhart Police Corporal Jesse Morganthaler (“Corp. Morganthaler”) observed K.H., who he knew from prior encounters to be a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-00428 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 02, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On May 27, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Jon King was patrolling a known high-crime area in his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nickalas James Kedrowitz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00457 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Altice concur In the spring of 2017, Kedrowitz was thirteen years old and lived in Ripley County with Christina McCartney (his mother), Stephen …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-02558 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Father is the father of the Children.1 A.M.J. was born on March 24, 2010, and A.L.J. was born on June 20, 2012. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kurt James Kemp v. Mark Sevier ── Case No.: 22A-MI-02527 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Kenworthy concur Kemp is currently incarcerated in the DOC after having been convicted of child exploitation, possession of child pornography, and voyeurism. While serving …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: B T, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-03051 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Parents are the adoptive parents of A.T., who was born on June …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashlyn E. Cox v. Anonymous Physician A, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-00534 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann concurs. Judge Riley dissents [2] On March 27, 2019, Cox filed a complaint for damages under the MMA. On May 2, 2019, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T M, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02485 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Child was born to Parents on September 29, 2020. On July 10, 2022, DCS received a report …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D E v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01460 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur Father was incarcerated in federal prison in Kentucky when Child was born drug-exposed on November 24, 2019. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01510 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur J.G. was born to Mother on December 4, 2012. Au.G. was born to Mother on April 4, 2014. D.G. was born to Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Meleeka Clary-Ghosh v. Michael Ghosh ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01702 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 02, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur This is apparently the fifth appeal stemming from Michael’s efforts to collect judgments against Meleeka in their dissolution proceedings. See Clary-Ghosh v. Ghosh, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: D W v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-JC-01233 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur Case Summary D.W. (Mother) appeals from the adjudication of her daughter A.W. (Child) as a child in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: M B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-00261 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Crone concur Case Summary M.B. (Mother) appeals the juvenile court’s order adjudicating A.M. and L.S. to be children in need of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M G v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02346 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Felix concur Case Summary The juvenile court adjudicated M.G. a delinquent child for committing acts that would be Level 3 felony attempted armed robbery and Class A misdemeanor …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dennis Matthew Howard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01094 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Scheele concur He claims that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to dismiss based on unsaved police body camera footage. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02370 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary J.W. (Father) appeals following the involuntary termination of his parental rights to M.W. and R.W. (Children). Father contends that the trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01548 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 06, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Grant Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur On April 12, 2024, fifteen-year-old K.S., who was living with his grandparents, 1 took his grandfather’s Chevy Volt automobile without permission. K.S.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R W v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02626 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary R.W. (Mother) appeals the involuntary termination of her parental rights to her minor children, R.W. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00946 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge DeBoer concur Case Summary B.H. (Father) appeals the involuntary termination of his parental rights to B.L.B. (Child). 1 Father challenges the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: B O, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-01388 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Spencer Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Weissmann concur M.O. was born to Parents in August 2017. The Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) became involved …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02157 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 15, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Vaidik concur Mother and S.M. (“Father”) 1 are the biological parents of M.M., born on October 11, 2012. During a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01188 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2025 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Crawford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur Father and Ca.S. (“Mother”) 1 (collectively, “Parents”), are the biological parents of two children: son M.S. (born in June …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Courtney Lamar Parker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-00342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Scheele concur In 2010, Parker and Patricia Torres began dating and subsequently had a child together. Parker and Patricia separated, and in April …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Willie Rogers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00832 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 03, 2023 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur The conviction arises from Rogers’s second violation of a protective order issued on behalf of a former co-worker. 1 In April 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A D, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-00253 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2023 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Randolph Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur Mother and Father are the parents of L.D., born February 7, 2019, and P.D., born January 26, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D M, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-00435 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 28, 2023 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur In early 2021, J.H. (born February 15, 2014), Mi.M. (born November 9, 2017), and Me.M (born March 1, 2019) (collectively, “the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Joseph Perez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00785 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2023 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On September 4, 2022, Perez and his girlfriend, Casey Lewis (“Lewis”), were at a Walmart in Lafayette, Indiana. While inside the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J K v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-01772 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Huntington Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Tavitas concur While J.K. was on probation in two delinquency matters, the State filed a new delinquency petition alleging that J.K. committed acts that, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01924 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Orange Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Brown concur Father and C.H. (“Mother”) 1 (together, “Parents”) are the biological parents of the Children. Father has a lengthy criminal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gerald Bell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00727 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur The underlying facts are taken from the opinion of Bell’s prior appeal: On the evening of March 3, 2020, sixteen-year-old Jeremiah Hendricks …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01067 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Child was born in March 2013 and adopted by Father and A.M. (“Mother”) when she was two years old. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01533 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Mother and M.S. (“Father”) 1 are the biological parents of Child, who was born on November 24, 2019, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: E H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02392 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jackson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Felix concur Father and S.C. (“Mother”) 1 are the biological parents of three minor children: R.H., born August 10, 2017; E.H., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02607 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jay Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Mother is the biological mother of five children: Ch.C., born November 28, 2012; M.C., born March 18, 2014; D.R., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sterling J Mitchell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On June 15, 2023, the State charged Mitchell with Level 6 felony domestic battery. A jury trial was held on December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S I v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01328 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 14, 2021 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Putnam Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur S.I.’s (Mother’s) history with DCS dates back twelve years and includes five CHINS determinations for different combinations of her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-00981 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2021 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Tavitas concur DCS received a report of domestic violence between Parents in late August 2019. The Family Case Manager …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01373 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2021 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Vaidik concur Born several months prematurely in March 2018, Child suffered from chronic lung disease as well as other serious health problems that required his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-02772 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2022 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur After Child was exposed to domestic violence and substance abuse in his mother’s home in 2016, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02657 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) first became involved with Child, then three years old, in April 2019 due, in part, to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric Diaz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02205 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 02, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur Early one morning, just before Christmas 2020, Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Kyle Schaefer observed Diaz driving erratically on the roadway. Specifically, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01784 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Tavitas concur Child tested positive for THC exposure at his birth in late 2016. DCS, which was already involved in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Martha Espinoza v. St. Mary Medical Center, Inc. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01204 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur When Espinoza and her husband accompanied their grandson to an appointment at the Medical Center, a security guard personally led …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristina Nicole Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00392 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 05, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In early June 2022, Smith was charged in Lawrence County with Level 5 felony possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Clinton McGuire v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03136 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 13, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur In the summer of 2021, M.W.-H. and her two sisters lived with J.S. in an apartment complex in Lebanon, Indiana. The family …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: T W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00780 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Child’s biological parents had their parental rights terminated when Child was 3 years old. Though Child was adopted by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── R W v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01687 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Felix concur R.W. was the subject of seven delinquency referrals in a six-year span. He was first adjudicated a delinquent at age 13 after he admitted to acts …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Felix concur In late December 2022, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) investigated a report that Mother was neglecting Child, then eight months old. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jose Rosas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00416 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Pyle and Judge Felix concur Early one morning, Mother awoke in her bedroom to a male intruder lying on top of her. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chris J Gordon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02512 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Scheele concur He argues that the resentencing court abused its discretion by failing to recognize as a mitigating circumstance his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00050 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Scheele concur In June 2023, Fort Wayne police officers were dispatched to a residence in response to a reported domestic incident involving a firearm. …
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Neutral
── N D v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02083 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Franklin Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur N.D.’s involvement with the juvenile justice system began in October 2023, when she was 14 years old. She was referred to juvenile …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Shead, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-CR-00658 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 13, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Tavitas concur In March 2018, Shead was sentenced to ten years in the DOC for Level 3 felony Aiding, Inducing, or …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01882 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Shelby Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Tavitas concur Father and H.C. (“Mother”) had three children, born in 2012, 2014, and 2018. Mother gave birth to the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David J. Avalle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01518 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 04, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Altice concur In February of 2021, the State charged Avalle with five counts of child molesting, as Level 1 felonies,1 one count …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JOSEPH CRAIG PEERSON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00017 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur According to the factual basis, Peerson was pulled over in August 2020 for driving with expired plates. During the traffic …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: H C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00075 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur In September of 2017, DCS received a report that Mother, then pregnant with L.C., was using illegal drugs and had passed out …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donte Frazier v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02654 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur Frazier and C.B. (“Mother”) began dating in February of 2014. At that time, Mother had four children, including A.H. who was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Angela Cunningham-Goble v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01101 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 02, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur On March 12, 2021, the State charged Cunningham-Goble with driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor,1 under Cause Number 33C03-2103-CM165 (“Cause …
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Neutral
── D C v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-01636 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur In January 2022, D.C. was on probation for a prior offense. On January 14, after officers became aware of a social …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-01773 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 08, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur On June 15, 2021, police found Mother unconscious in the front seat of her van. She had overdosed on heroin. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D F v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-02397 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur D.F., born April 21, 2006, resided with his family next door to Lauren Daniel (“Lauren”) and her family until November of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas A. May v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02220 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 Ind. Code § 35-45-2-1. 2 I.C. § 35-47-4-3. 3 I.C. § 35-46-1-4. [3] During the evening of January 7, …
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Neutral
── Bennett Houston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01725 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On November 28, 2020, Jose Torres was selling items at a “yard sale” on the corner of Pendleton Pike and Shadeland …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Monte G Faulkner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01910 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Felix concur Faulkner entered into a plea agreement with the State under which he pled guilty to Count 3, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Erick Adolfo Rivera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01724 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur From the time J.W. was nine years old until she was thirteen, she lived with her mother and her mother’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: Hamilton County GAL/CASA Program v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-02149 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur K.D. (“Mother”) has three children: Ro.B., born September 28, 2010; Rh.B., born October 17, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aaron Dashawn Brackenridge v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02496 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur On December 6, 2010, Brackenridge was convicted of criminal confinement as a Class D felony2 and sentenced accordingly. In March …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pedro Modesto Velazquez v. Medloh Development, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01490 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur In January 2008, Medloh was formed by Rudolf and Cunning as a limited liability company, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Luis Portillo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00240 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 26, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Mathias concur In October of 2023, Ruddy Cazares lived at 1718 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, in a warehouse or office building. The building had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Samuel A. Smart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02290 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur On May 16, 2022, officers with the Huntington Police Department responded to a dispatch of an “[u]nresponsive person” on the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ja'Ron Hedrick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02051 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur Hedrick and K.J. met when K.J. was a freshman in high school and Hedrick was a sophomore, and the two dated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brady Alan Michel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01373 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur On December 6, 2019, Michel was charged with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine 2 and Level 6 felony unlawful …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Medical Licensing Board v. James E. Jenison, M.D. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01294 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur Dr. Jenison received both his license to practice medicine and his CSR in 1986, and he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kala Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02618 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 09, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur On the evening of April 1, 2024, Marlisa Oatts was getting money out of an ATM at a gas station at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02478 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur Mother is the biological mother of eight children. Her oldest child, A.P., is twenty-one years old, and she and another sibling of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01803 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur R.B. was born on July 9, 2021, and P.B. was born on February 21, 2023. In 2016, prior to either …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Santiago Gallardo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01748 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Daviess Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur In October 2022, Gallardo was an inmate at the Daviess County Security Center. The center has a rule that requires all …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. JARREL LUKE ELLIS ── Case No.: 21S-CR-00159 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 23, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded In 2019, Jarrel Ellis was serving home detention with Marion County Community Corrections (MCCC). When Ellis was placed on home detention, he signed the MCCC Contract …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── SIERRA M DEWEES v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21S-CR-00410 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 03, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Clay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part On March 27, 2020, Sierra DeWees drove three men—Weston Havey, Preston Hasler, and Blake Braun—to the home of sixty-seven-year-old Irving Mullins in Brazil, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James E. McCoy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-CR-00294 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 29, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Massa concurs in result Officer Cody Scott, while on patrol for the Logansport Police Department, received a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Town Of Linden, Indiana , et al. v. Darrell Birge, et al. ── Case No.: 22S-PL-00352 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 07, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Civil Decision: Vacated and Remanded Originally built for agricultural purposes in 1898, the James Hose Drain carries water through the Town of Linden from the south, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. $2,435 in United States Currency and Alucious Q. Kizer ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00072 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Alucious Kizer fled from his car after police stopped him for a traffic violation. While running, Kizer …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Charles Isom v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 45S00-1508-PD-00508 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 30, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed This case arises from a brutal crime. In August 2007, Isom’s neighbors reported gunshots ringing out from his apartment. When police arrived, they quickly took shelter because of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JOSHUA PAYNE-ELLIOTT v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF INDIANAPOLIS, INC. ── Case No.: 22S-CP-00302 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 31, 2022 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice David and Justice Goff concur in result. Justice Massa concurs. Justice Rush not participating Religious freedom protected by the First Amendment to the United States …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cliff Decker, et al. v. Star Financial Group Inc ── Case No.: 22S-PL-00305 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 21, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result Plaintiffs, Cliff and Wendy Decker, have a checking account with Star …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas DeCola v. Norfolk Southern Corporation, Inc. ── Case No.: 23S-PL-00358 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 08, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Appellate jurisdiction here is premised on the trial court’s entry of a final judgment. But the court’s entry—the denial of plaintiff’s summaryjudgment motion—was not final because (among other …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Ray Grimes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-CR-00217 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 26, 2024 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Goff dissent Indiana Criminal Rule 4 balances two competing interests: a criminal defendant’s constitutional right to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── FORREST PERKINS v. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND ── Case No.: 20S-CT-00233 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 31, 2020 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter dissents Forrest Perkins was employed by Memorial Hospital of South Bend for about four …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Gammons, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00022 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 26, 2020 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded According to his testimony, Anthony Gammons, Jr., after going to the movies and paintballing with his ten-year-old son, intended to briefly swing by his incarcerated cousin’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael D Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00655 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 01, 2020 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter dissents After hours of playing quarter slots with a friend at Hoosier Park Casino in Anderson, Brett Eversole …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Combs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00616 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 03, 2021 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Slaughter concurs in result. Justice Goff dissents In the late afternoon of February 11, 2017, Combs was driving north on Lafayette Avenue …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John B Larkin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21S-CR-00427 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 14, 2021 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Goff concur. Justice David dissents On the evening of December 11, 2012, Larkin and Stacey engaged in a domestic altercation. Stacey was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CULVER COMMUNITY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, et al. v. INDIANA EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD ── Case No.: 21S-PL-00064 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 16, 2021 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed For the 2017–2018 school year, the Culver Community Teachers Association, Decatur County Education Association, Smith-Green Community Schools Classroom Teachers Association, and West Clark …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── STEVEN CHURCH v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-CR-00201 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 23, 2022 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Goff concurs/concurs in result On March 10, 2020, the State charged Steven Church with two counts of Level 1 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, et al. v. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, et al. ── Case No.: 22S-EX-00166 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 04, 2023 Author: Justice Mark Massa Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result. Justice Molter not participating Hoosiers rely on utility companies across the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charlie Davis Leshore, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00051 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 28, 2023 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Molter concur. Justice Slaughter and Justice Goff dissent In 1999, Charlie Leshore pleaded guilty to these crimes: burglary, a Class B …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── P L v. M H, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-AD-00158 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 20, 2023 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed P.L. (“Father”) is the biological father of S.L. (“Child”). Child was removed twelve days after birth and placed with M.H. and A.H. (“Adoptive Parents”) for fourteen months. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Illinois Casualty Company v. Jessica Burciaga, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-PL-00180 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 10, 2024 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Justice Rush, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result/dissents in part Who decides? That is the fundamental question …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Byron Harris, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00546 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 24, 2021 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed In June 2018, eighth-grader Byron Harris, Jr. approached Trestepfone Pryor and accused Pryor of robbing him. Pryor denied the allegation, and Harris walked away. The next evening, Harris …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of P P ── Case No.: 25A-MH-01592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In May 2025, P.P. ran a red light while driving because “she was having auditory hallucinations.” Tr. Vol. II at 11. After …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01912 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur 1 The trial court also terminated the children’s father’s parental relationships with the children. Father is appealing the terminations under a separate cause …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Javier Montanez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02184 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 4, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In 2022, Montanez pleaded guilty, pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement, to Level 5 felony criminal confinement. 1 In accordance …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02407 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Mother and M.G. (Father M.G.) are the parents of G.G. (born July 2010) and A.G. (born October 2016). Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02244 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Mother has two children, C.F. born in April 2017 and J.F. born in May 2020. 1 The children were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Todd E. Clark v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01762 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded and Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur C.R. has known Clark for sixteen years, and over that time they have had an on-and-off romantic relationship. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keanah T. Jamerson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01905 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur At the initial hearing, the trial court determined that Jamerson was indigent and appointed counsel. A third party …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Isaiah Albert Hagan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-01379 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warrick Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts, as stated in Hagan’s direct appeal, follow: On April 24, 2017, the body of Halee Rathgeber (“Rathgeber”) was found …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── McKinley Kelly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-PC-00108 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Justice Derek Molter County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Violence enveloped McKinley Kelly’s childhood. His father sometimes beat him, once by whipping him repeatedly with an extension cord and another time by beating him with a stick and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kiera Isgrig v. Trustees of Indiana University ── Case No.: 24S-CT-00158 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 22, 2025 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter and Justice Molter dissent In April 2018, Isgrig sat with her friends in Room 138 of Swain Hall. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …