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Monday, December 17, 2007
Ind. Courts - Terre Haute mayoral battle now heads to trial court, redeux
This ILB entry from Saturday was headed "Terre Haute mayoral battle now heads to trial court." That was after its brief sojourn to the Ind. Supreme Court.
But it was not to be, at least not as scheduled for today, Monday. Maybe Tuesday. Maybe not. The Terre Haute Trib-Star reports this afternoon:
A new hearing has been set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the petition challenging the candidacy of Mayor-elect Duke Bennett.The U.S. District Court today remanded Mayor Kevin Burke’s challenge of Bennett’s candidacy back to Vigo County Circuit Court.
The federal court’s decision came the same day after Bennett’s attorney, James Bopp Jr., filed a “notice of removal” to move the case to the federal court from the state court. Burke’s attorneys then filed an emergency motion to remand the case back to the state court. * * *
Circuit Court Judge David Bolk conducted a conference with legal representatives of both parties this afternoon, at which time the new hearing was set.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 17, 2007 03:59 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts