On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s complaint seeking entry of a domestic violence protective order against her husband. In Quackenbush v. Groat
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File-Stamp Not Dispositive As To When Notice Of Appeal Was Filed
Our readers know that the date of filing of a Notice of Appeal in the “home county” establishes compliance with Appellate Rule 3. But is the file-stamp on that notice
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Mind Your (b)s and qs
When the State argues that you can’t sue it because it enjoys sovereign immunity, is it saying that the court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over claims against a
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Service in the Digital Age: Use of Email During Appeal
I still remember the first email I sent, way back in 1995 (to my now-wife). Here we are, 17 years later, and email is no longer a novelty. It is
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