Death certificates with the cause of death are public records and should be available to anyone requesting access.
Civil
Zavodnik v. Harper, No. 49A04-1307-PL-316, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 30, 2014).
Litigants do not have a license to abuse the litigation process. Pro se litigants must play by the rules. Litigants do not have an unfettered right to proceed in forma pauperis. Courts may place reasonable limits on filings by abusive litigants. Judges should not disqualify themselves because of a baseless demand.
In re N.R., No. 21S01-1409-AD-592, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 25, 2014).
“[A]lthough a party forfeits its right to appeal based on an untimely filing of the Notice of Appeal, this untimely filing is not a jurisdictional defect depriving the appellate courts of authority to entertain the appeal.”
Pohl v. Pohl, No. 32S04-1404-DR-245, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 9, 2014).
“[A]ny maintenance provision in a settlement agreement, regardless of its grounds, is modifiable only if the agreement so provides.”
Hughley v. State, No. 49S04-1406-MI-386, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 9, 2014).
A self-serving, but competent affidavit that contradicted the State’s designated evidence on a material fact was sufficient to preclude summary judgment.