Probation officers are entitled to a cash payout of unused PTO in accordance with the Court’s employee manual; county is not entitled to sovereign immunity under the Wage Payment Statute.
Civil
Thornton v. Pietrzak, No. 18A-PL-1356, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 19, 2019).
Probation officers were entitled to quasi-judicial immunity because their actions were so integral to or intertwined with the judicial process that they were considered an arm of the court.
City of Hammond v. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc., No. 19S-PL-148, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 15, 2019).
The “Fee Exemption” in Ind. Code 36-1-20-5 that allows Bloomington and West Lafayette to charge local landlords any amount to register rental properties is an unconstitutional special law.
In re W.R.H., No. 18A-JP-1770, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 11, 2019).
A court cannot change legal custody of a child when a parent files a notice of intent to relocate, unless a parent specifically requests a change of custody.
State v. Neff, No. 18S-IF-00478, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 27, 2019).
A public official may be removed from office for only a general failure to carry out his or her required duties.