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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Ind. Courts - Questions on: A new Indianapolis parking citations court will open Dec. 1st
The ILB has had two entries on the new Indianapolis "parking court," one today quoting a Star story, and one Monday, quoting the press release. At the end of the Monday entry, I wrote:
The ILB is not clear re in what respect this will be a "court" and "hold hearings."My questions continue with today's story. Don't "courts" require judges with some sort of authority even if they are not lawyers, rather than these employees of the contracted parking ticket company? And what kind of procedural rules apply?
One reader responded to my question with this note:
I found the article in the Star and the whole idea quite confusing and a bit bothersome. To give an extreme example, Judge Judy, the People's Court, etc. call themselves courts without legal authority--but the litigants there have to agree to have the case moved. The same is true of private judges, like what Sandy Brook left the COA to do, where the rich and famous pay to have their disputes settled outside the normal system.Can anyone help clear this up?
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 2, 2009 01:10 PM
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