An attorney cannot litigate an award of attorney fees separate and apart from the client.
Appeals
Tyrie v. State., No. 19A-CR-692, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 12, 2020).
Re-fling of charges based on a crime involving the same victim, and when the defendant has yet to go to trial, does not prejudice the substantial rights of a defendant.
In re Name Change and Gender Change of R.E., No. 19A-MI-2562, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 12, 2020).
Administrative Rule 9 does not require petitioner present evidence of actual or imminent harm from the publication of a gender change petition. To obtain a change to the gender marker on his birth certificate, petitioner must only show the request was made in good faith and not for a fraudulent or unlawful purpose.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Hallie, No. 19A-MF-2183, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 9, 2020).
Bank can elicit foundational testimony for a business record from a witness even if the witness was not present at the time a document was created, if the witness has a functional understanding of the record keeping process of the business with respect to the specific entry, transaction, or declaration contained in the document
State v. Davis, No. 19A-CR-1650, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2020).
Indiana’s failure to signal statute does not apply to roundabouts.