Trial court acted within its discretion to consider defendants’ motion for summary judgment after the deadline set in the case management order. The local rule on case management orders should be read in harmony with the Trial Rules.
Per Curiam
E.F. v. St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center, Inc., No. 22S-MH-194, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 13, 2022).
Appellate courts have discretion to decide whether to reach the merits of an otherwise moot civil commitment case under the public-interest exception.
Bruder v. Seneca Mortgage Svcs., LLC, No. 22S-PL-195, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 14, 2022).
The trial court’s order was not clearly erroneous and should not have been set aside by the Court of Appeals.
Strack v. State, No. 22S-CR-137, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., May 2, 2022).
At sentencing, a criminal defendant who enters an open guilty plea has a right to allocution distinct from the right to present evidence on his or her behalf.
In re Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of I.L., No. 22S-JT-77, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 2, 2022).
Trial court did not violate parent’s due process rights by holding the termination of parental rights hearing via remote video hearing.