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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Ind. Decisions - OK, where are these opinions?

"Bibbs' decision upheld by Appeals Court" is the headline of a story posted this morning by Jessica Kerman of the Anderson Herald Bulletin:

A decision by Circuit Court Judge Frederick Spencer regarding a recount request from Antony “Ty” Bibbs was upheld in the Indiana Court of Appeals, according to a decision from the court on Wednesday.

According to the decision from Chief Judge Baker, Spencer properly dismissed Bibbs’ petition for a recount because it was not verified under oath.

"Court rules against former Conseco director" is the headline of this story posted yesterday by the Indianapolis Business Journal:
The Indiana Court of Appeals today upheld an $8 million judgment that Conseco Inc. won against former director James D. Massey, who once was president of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis.

In the 3-0 decision, the court agreed with Hamilton County Judge Steve Nation, who declared that Massey still owed Conseco for $8 million in interest accrued on stock loans. Conseco had paid the interest on Massey’s behalf for company-backed loans that Massey used to buy Conseco stock in the late-1990s.

The problem? No opinions have been posted on the Court of Appeal website since last Friday, January 18th. The Clerk of the Courts posted a notice the beginning of the year (which the ILB is now unable to locate - perhaps someone can help) announcing that paper copies of opinions would no longer be available to the press and that a date and time stamp would be added to the online opinions, which would become the official resource. So, where are the decisions these stories are quoting from?

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 23, 2008 12:50 PM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions