Case law

George Payne Jr v. Indiana Department of Corrections

District Court, N.D. Indiana · May 4, 2026

To qualify for this exception, documents must have been made in the regular course of business. Id. … Curry, though clearly against Mr. Payne’s demotion, has little to say about Mr. Payne’s job performance before the demotion.

Mace v. Ray

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Jul 8, 2022

He contends that Mace can only provide a mere profession of an intent to return that is insufficient to qualify as a real and immediate threat of injury. … However, he states that if Mace’s claim that she was trespassed is accurate then he is immunized from suit.

Ruehl v. AM General LLC

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Mar 25, 2020

constituting a “mark,” only about what kind of “mark” is acceptable to qualify a document for protection under the MCA. … Then, the waiver is established as a matter of law.

Rose v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Apr 20, 2022

The Law Under the Act, a claimant is entitled to DIB if she establishes an “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental … However, the physical therapist noted that despite no clearly defined cause, Rose demonstrated a myelopathic gait and ratcheting during MMT. (AR 532).

Lyle v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Oct 2, 2023

Thus, the DBQ likely does not qualify as “later evidence.” Moreover, Mr. L has not established that Dr. Copeland’s DBQ constitutes “new, significant medical diagnoses” that “reasonably could have changed” Dr. … Copeland’s DBQ likely fails to qualify as medical opinion evidence.

McKnight v. Warden

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Sep 23, 2021

As a general rule, “[n]egligence on the part of a prisoner’s postconviction attorney does not qualify as cause.” … We have explained that clearly established Federal law for purposes of §2254(d)(1) includes only the holdings, as opposed to the dicta, of this Court’s decisions.

Turner

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Feb 26, 2026

The Rooker-Feldman doctrine clearly prohibits the court from presiding over the FHA claims against most of the defendants in this case because allegations that eviction-related proceedings were retaliatory and discriminatory … In any event, reporting fraud or other wrongs unrelated to discriminatory housing practices does not qualify as protected activity under the FHA. Riley v.

Reinebold v. Indiana University at South Bend

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Dec 21, 2020

Reinebold invites the court to import a different analysis, namely the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework used under other federal laws, the court declines in favor of this well-established constitutional standard … Reinebold concedes that “clearly” Mr. Buysse’s friendship with Mr. Norris “played a role in his getting the job.” Then fundamentally, these two men were not similarly situated.

Carrelo v. Keystone RV Company

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Aug 6, 2024

Despite the broad scope of procedural relief, courts must “see that the immunities of the Act are not put to [an] unworthy use.” Boone, 319 U.S. at 575. … transfer the case unless extraordinary circumstances unrelated to the convenience of the parties clearly disfavor a transfer.”

Gardner

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Oct 21, 2025

A claimant qualifies as disabled if he or she cannot perform such work. … (R. at 1663–75). 5 panic such as shaking, heart racing, and difficulty thinking clearly. (Id. at 1480.) Ms.

Dodd v. Wexford Medical Inc

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Apr 27, 2021

court must review the merits of a prisoner complaint and dismiss it if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune … Here, he alleges that Wexford denied his request to participate in the prison’s Recovery While Incarcerated (“RWI”) program even though his background qualified him for participation in this program. Id.

DeLeon

District Court, N.D. Indiana · May 19, 2026

It establishes a strict liability regime, such that if an employee can prove a violation of the SAA, then the employer is deemed negligent as a matter of law. McGinn v. Burlington Northern R. … Even if we treated the tread of the side ladder as a side handhold for purposes of finding an SAA violation, it would not clearly resolve this in DeLeon’s favor.

McClung v. Warden

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Feb 2, 2022

As a general rule, “[n]egligence on the part of a prisoner’s postconviction attorney does not qualify as cause.” Id. … We have explained that clearly established Federal law for purposes of §2254(d)(1) includes only the holdings, as opposed to the dicta, of this Court’s decisions.

Henley v. Gaydos

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Sep 2, 2020

“A party asserting that a fact cannot be or is genuinely disputed must support the assertion by . . . citing to particular parts of materials in the record” or “showing that the materials cited do not establish the absence … Finally, Defendants argue that they are entitled to qualified immunity. At the screening stage of this case, it was unclear if Plaintiff was a pre-trial detainee or a convicted inmate.

Boggs v. Redman

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Sep 4, 2019

Boggs was a pretrial detainee at the time of his injuries—he not just alleges this fact at one point, but bond already had been set before the July 28 altercation (ECF 4 ¶ 18)—but the parties have not clearly parsed the … Boggs must establish that the defendants’ conduct was objectively unreasonable under the circumstances. Lopez, 464 F.3d at 719.

Stark v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Apr 19, 2021

Clearly, the fact that the Agency consultants may be “highly qualified” does not automatically render the opinions supported. Giacchetti v. Berryhill, No 16 C 5055, 2017 WL 1731715, at *7 (N.D. Ill. … Clearly, these findings “bear[] directly” on, and undermine, the State Agency’s opinions. Moreno v. Berryhill, 882 F.3d 722, 729 (7th Cir. 2018).

Fitzgerald v. Lincare Inc

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Aug 3, 2021

Dep’t of Admin., 44 F.3d 538, 544 (7th Cir. 1995)), but clarified that a plaintiff cannot merely “use his intermittent flare-ups to establish that his impairment is a disability,” id. … This argument assumes that the employment action at issue is the Plaintiff’s termination; however, the Plaintiff does not clearly identify the employment actions on which her claim is based.

Monday v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Mar 20, 2025

The Social Security regulations create a five-step process to determine whether the claimant qualifies as disabled. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(i)–(v); 416.920(a)(4)(i)–(v). … A claimant qualifies as disabled if he or she cannot perform such work.

Webb

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Aug 24, 2026

court must review the merits of a prisoner complaint and dismiss it if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune … In the prison context, written requests for interviews and/or grievances clearly constitute First Amendment protected activity. Id.; see also Gomez v.

Carrico v. Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County

District Court, N.D. Indiana · Dec 17, 2021

In other words, a plaintiff “must establish that a conspiracy, or an understanding, to violate the plaintiff’s constitutional rights existed between the public and private actors.” Stagman v. … First, the second amended complaint clearly states the parties to the alleged conspiracy (Wruble and Shabazz).