When a defendant moves to dismiss a case under Indiana’s anti-SLAPP statute, the motion is treated as a motion for summary judgment with the same burden of proof as a motion for summary judgment. The designated evidence must demonstrate as a matter of law that the statements were made in good faith and with a reasonable basis in law and fact.
Civil
Lake Cnty. Bd. of Comm’rs v. Lake Cnty. Sheriff, No. 22A-PL-1559, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 16, 2022).
County sheriff has the authority to enter into contracts related to the operation of the jail and the care of its inmates.
Lake Ridge Sch. Corp. v. Holcomb, No. 22A-PL-423, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 9, 2022).
Political subdivisions, such as a school corporation, may not assert takings claims against the State.
Capalla v. Best, No. 22A-CT-657, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 31, 2022).
Trial court properly granted judgment on the pleadings; the litigant was judicially estopped from bringing the claims and lacked standing because of a pending bankruptcy,
In re A.C., No. 22A-JC-49, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 21, 2022).
Transgender child’s continued removal is not contrary to the CHINS-6 statute and does not violate the parents’ constitutional rights to the care, custody, and control of child or to their rights to the free exercise of religion. Parents have the right to exercise their religious beliefs, but they do not have the right to exercise them in a manner that causes physical or emotional harm to child. Trial court’s temporary restriction on the discussion of child’s transgender identity outside of family therapy does not violate the parents’ free speech rights.