FDCPA Violation
Ann Robbins defaulted on a small debt to an Indiana hospital system for services provided to her minor children.
First Step Act – Motion for Reconsideration
We have consolidated two appeals that present a common question: whether a motion to reconsider a decision under the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, suspends the decision’s finality and thus extends the time for appeal. In each case the prisoner seeking a shorter sentence filed, within the time allowed for appeal, a motion asking the district judge to reconsider an adver[...]
Securities Exchange Act Violation – Proxy Statement – Valuation Analysis
This securities case arose from the 2018 merger between Vectren Corporation, an Indiana public utility and energy company, and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., a public utility holding company.
ERISA – Arbitration
In this complex ERISA case, James Smith sued fiduciaries of the retirement plan offered by his former employer, Triad Manufacturing, Inc., for alleged financial misconduct.
Plain Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Christopher Harris faced federal drug charges. Counsel advised him that his two prior Indiana cocaine convictions were predicate “felony drug offenses” and could result in a mandatory life sentence.
4th Amendment Violation – Warrantless Search & Seizure
Industrial-supply company W.W. Grainger was the victim of a series of cyberattacks against its computer systems in 2016.
Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Elston Stevenson possessed a firearm as a felon, and as an armed career criminal he received an enhanced sentence.
Appellate Jurisdiction – Qualified Immunity
Our jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal turns on a police dashcam video that captured police officer Ryan McDonough’s arrest of Joseph Ferguson, including the moment he tased Ferguson.
Preliminary Injunction
The district court entered an injunction that prohibits officials from enforcing these provisions of Indiana’s law...
Sentence Modification
Nugene A. Jackson, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his motion for sentence modification.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
The Estate of Michael Shimeta and Terry Scherr appeal an order denying their motion for judgment on the pleadings and granting Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Co.’s motion for declaratory judgment.
Subject-matter Jurisdiction – Breach-of-contract
This labyrinth of appeals stems from a breach of contract claim brought by Big Shoulders Capital LLC against San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad Inc. (SLRG) and Mt. Hood Railroad Co., with federal jurisdiction ostensibly based on diversity of citizenship.
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