Promoting Civility and Professionalism in the Courtroom [Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of four articles from the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference. The author thanks and acknowledges the contributions of those who attended the session at the September 2010 Judicial Conference in Indianapolis and contributed to the “Best Practices” suggestions related here.] What sho … [Read more...] about Best Practices with “Rambo” Attorneys
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Local Court Rules: Mission Accomplished?
A Look Back In his 2005 State of the Judiciary speech, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard reported: “For most of Indiana history, we communicated largely by tacking rules up on courthouse bulletin boards. But beginning this year rules adopted for the operation of local courts will be posted on the Internet and follow a uniform format so that citizens and lawyers who travel outside their home counties can have a f … [Read more...] about Local Court Rules: Mission Accomplished?
New Rule Amendment Requirements
Affidavit of Debt in Every Case Based on Account and Waiver of Excess Claims in Certain Instances Effective January 1, 2011, the Indiana Supreme Court amended Trial Rule 9.2 and Small Claims Rule 2 to requiring parties to file an Affidavit of Debt if the case is based on an account. Under Trial Rule 9.2(A) and Small Claim Rule 2(B), a party must include an Affidavit of Debt when filing a pleading founded on an … [Read more...] about New Rule Amendment Requirements
Mortgage Foreclosure
Robo-Signing and Settlement Conferences Among Issues Addressed in Recently Published Best Practices Guide In mid-October 2010, media swarmed with news that some of the country’s largest mortgage lenders had engaged in the “robo-signing” of foreclosure documents. Several employees of national lenders such as Chase and Wells Fargo admitted to signing as many as 10,000 documents a month, often without reading the docum … [Read more...] about Mortgage Foreclosure
E-Tickets Bring Recognition and Funding to Indiana Courts
Indiana’s E-Ticket system has been one of the most recognized Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) projects, in part because it has had a huge impact on officer safety and the reduction of data entry across agencies. Combined with Odyssey, E-Tickets offer law enforcement and courts an end-to-end electronic solution that saves time and money and increases the accuracy of the data. In September, the Ash C … [Read more...] about E-Tickets Bring Recognition and Funding to Indiana Courts