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Friday, July 21, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: Indiana Judge’s Wide Disclosure Order Could Tie Up Litigation Firm
Earlier this morning the ILB quoted from a NY Times story referencing a ruling yesterday by "Judge Kim Van Valer Shilts in Superior Court". Of course, as the NYT apparently is unaware that there is more than one superior court in Indiana, that would be Hon. Kim Van Valer Shilts, Superior Court 3, in Johnson County.
The court has been kind enough to send us a copy of the ruling. It turns out the judge is sitting as special judge in Hamilton County Superior Court. The case is Peter Douglas, et al. v. American United Life. Here is the July 20th order, written up by both the NYT and the Wall St. Journal today.
[More] David M. Hooper, of Thomasson, Thomasson, & Jackson, P.C., Columbus, writes to say: "The NYT article mentions that the order cannot be appealed. Is this true? Couldn’t it be certified for interlocutory appeal? Or perhaps a Writ of Mandamus?" [The NYT article said "Under Indiana court rules the order by Judge Shilts cannot be appealed, but she may narrow the discovery order at a future hearing."]
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 21, 2006 02:32 PM
Posted to Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions