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2009 Indiana Courts in Brief - Indiana Judicial Service Report
An overview of Indiana court programs, case statistics, finances, and probation for calendar year 2009.
IndIana JudIcIal ServIce report T I he Indiana Supreme Court, Division of State Court Administration, is proud to present this report on behalf of the women and men of the Indiana judiciary. In 2009 almost two million new cases were filed and adjudicated by more than 575 judicial officers and 5,000 court employees. This summary tells only a few of the highlights of the work of the courts. Five additional volumes provide extensive detailed data. Cover Image: Interior dome of the Vigo County Courthouse in Terre Haute. Built from Indiana limestone in the French Second Empire style, Vigo County's third courthouse was originally completed in 1888, at a cost of $443,000. One hundred twenty years later, a four year, multi-million dollar renovation brought the massive 19th century structure into the 21st century with the replacement of all mechanical, plumbing, electrical and data systems and the addition of new courtrooms, while restoring the rotunda and hallways to bring to mind what the citizens may have seen when they filled the building for its dedication on June 7, 1888. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Twenty-First Century Technology: A Reality for Indiana Courts n his January 20, 2010 State of the Judiciary Address to the Indiana General Assembly, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard reported on the significant strides Indiana's courts have made in implementing modern technology solutions which have streamlined cumbersome paper processes, assured information sharing, and improved public safety. "The work we do with law enforcement agencies has also improved through other uses of technology. The electronic citation system developed by JTAC, called eCWS, is now used by 5,000 law enforcement officers, including the State Police and 142 local agencies, and so far they've used the electronic hand-held devices to issue some 1.7 million citations. Among other things, this means that officers and drivers are safer because they spend less time at the side of busy highways and officers spend more time on patrol than they do hand-writing citations. It is doubtless one of the factors helping Indiana reduce highway fatalities to the lowest level since 1925. The new twenty-first century case management system that links all this together, a private enterprise product called Odyssey, is likewise being deployed throughout the court system. Yesterday, we began using it in one of the courts in Madison County. It's now installed in some 50 courts in 18 counties, large and small alike. Two weeks ago the system went live in Huntington and Blackford Counties. In September, the clerk and courts in Hamilton County began using it, and we expect that Allen County will be on line during the third quarter of this year. We do this with care and deliberateness, which means at any given moment there are more counties asking for installation than our teams on the ground can reach." These technological advancements have been spearheaded by the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee ("JTAC") which is chaired by Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., and staffed by the Division of State Court Administration. JTAC was established by the Supreme Court to improve computerization for Indiana courts and clerks. It has many technology projects up and running that are helping courts, clerks, and law enforcement in all 92 Indiana counties. 2 Indiana Courts in Brief | 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report (1) Statewide uniform case management system (Odyssey) JTAC's biggest and most ambitious project is to equip all Indiana courts and clerks with a 21st century computer system called Odyssey to manage their cases, connect each court system with every other, and with law enforcement, state agencies, and the public. This multi-year project is making solid progress since the first pilot installation in December, 2007. As of January, 2010, 50 courts in 18 counties, comprising more than 21% of the state's caseload were using Odyssey to manage their caseloads. (These courts include the Marion County traffic court, the busiest court in the state, and the courts of Hamilton County, the state's 4th largest county.) By the fall of 2010, it is expected that Odyssey will be handling 27% of the state's caseload. Counties pay no license fees or annual maintenance costs for Odyssey. Information on cases in Odyssey is available at no cost to the public on the web. Odyssey is a leading national case management system with special Indiana features for clerks' financial duties and probation caseloads. The rights to install it in all Indiana courts were acquired July 1, 2007, after a competitive procurement involving judges, clerks, and IT professionals from throughout the state. (JTAC began this project in 2002 but its relationship with the vendor collapsed in 2005. The vendor paid JTAC to terminate the contract.) Odyssey Deployment: Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., (right) visited the Warren Township Small Claims Court in Marion County and its Judge, Hon. Ricardo Rivera (second from right), shortly after the court began using Odyssey. � Marriage license data to Indiana State Department of Health from clerks (54 counties). � Court statistical data to Division of State Court Administration from courts (all 92 counties). (3) Securing technology grants for local government units JTAC has applied for and received significant federal grant dollars for projects such as the electronic submission of convictions to the BMV through InCite, the Protection Order Registry, and the electronic ticketing system. Most grants include funds for equipment required by courts, clerks or local agencies to utilize the INcite programs. JTAC has made grants of more than 2 million dollars to courts, clerks, and law enforcement for computer systems and technology equipment. (2) Critical data exchange with law enforcement and state agencies While Odyssey is being installed court-by-court, JTAC works closely with law enforcement and state agencies using a computer program called INcite to send certain critical data electronically to and from courts and clerks throughout the state, including: � Traffic infraction data to Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) from courts (all 92 counties). � Domestic violence protection orders to local police and state Protection Order Registry from courts (all 92 counties). � Juvenile delinquency case data to Department of Child Services from juvenile probation officers (82 counties). � Tax warrant data from Indiana Department of Revenue to clerks (37 counties). � Electronic traffic tickets "written" using scanners to Odyssey and to a state data repository from Indiana State Police and sheriff and police departments (148 departments). (4) Research, education, web site, and other services JTAC also provides the following services at no cost to local government: � LEXIS-NEXIS electronic legal research service for judges and clerks. � Computer classes at Ivy Tech Community College for court and clerk staff. � Online child support calculator. � Indiana judicial web site with information for and about courts and clerks. � Annual "jury pool" list for each county. 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report | Indiana Courts in Brief 3 GAL/CASA: A Voice for Children "A recession puts other kinds of pressure on families, and last year we had a surge in divorces. We are also encountering more children who are neglected or abused or otherwise at risk. Fortunately, even before the recession, you directed that every abused or neglected child should have an advocate, and we began to make that happen. The number of new volunteers trained as court-appointed special advocates in 2009 was up 26% over 2008, and 2008 was up 51% over 2007." I --Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard January 20, 2010, State of the Judiciary Address to the Indiana General Assembly court-based programs, 21 programs were separate non-profit entities, and 12 counties had programs that were operated under the umbrella of another non-profit entity. Courts in the remaining 24 counties that are not part of the volunteer GAL/CASA network appointed either attorney GALs or used other, paid GALs. During 2009, work began on organizing volunteer based programs in three additional counties. Statewide, there are at least 2,940 active GAL/CASA volunteers, including 1,136 newly trained volunteers--a new record in the history of the program. In 2009, volunteers advocated for 16,853 children in CHINS and termination of parental rights cases and made 83,728 contacts with those children. The economic value of the work these volunteers performed is staggering. GAL/CASA volunteers donated an estimated 531,850 hours of their time to advocate for Indiana's children. At $50 an hour, their contributions are worth an estimated 26.5 million dollars to Indiana. In addition to financial support, many training opportunities to local GAL/ CASA programs were offered in 2009. The Division held the largest statewide GAL/CASA conference in its history, hosting 650 GAL/CASA volunteers, local program staff and directors, and other child welfare stakeholders. The Division collaborated with the National CASA Association and jointly presented a "Training of Facilitators" for 30 staff and directors. It also collaborated with the Department of Education and the Indiana Youth Law Team to revise an educational advocacy training manual and to provide eleven regional trainings on education advocacy. In addition, the Division partnered with the Indiana n the Indiana court system the interests of abused and neglected children are protected and their voices are heard through the use of Guardian ad Litem and Court Appointed Special Advocates (GAL/ CASA). For many children, the GAL/ CASA is the only stable adult influence in the child's life. Indiana courts use GAL/CASA volunteers who are recruited and organized through local grassroots programs. The Indiana Supreme Court, Division of State Court Administration, operates a state GAL/CASA program which provides guidance, education, leadership and funding for a network of local GAL/CASA programs. Courts that use certified GAL/CASA programs receive matching grants from state fund appropriations. To be certified, programs must comply with the Indiana Supreme Court's GAL/CASA Program Standards and Code of Ethics and report annual statistics, budgets, and financial statements explaining how the grant funds were used. Courts in 68 of Indiana's 92 counties used certified programs and received state matching funds totaling 2.7 million dollars. Of the 68 counties with volunteer-based programs, 35 were GAL/CASA Partners with the American Legion: TOP (left to right): Leslie Dunn, Indiana GAL/CASA Director; Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard; Michael Piraino, CEO, National CASA. BOTTOM: Members of the American Legion watch a presentation on GAL/CASA. Protection and Advocacy Services to create a training manual on working with children with disabilities which will be completed and distributed to local GAL/CASA programs in a training session that will be offered in 2010. The state GAL/CASA program also continued its partnership with the Indiana Retired Teachers Association (IRTA). The National CASA Association and the Division kicked off a new partnership with the American Legion at a national meeting of the American Legion in Indianapolis in May. Finally, the Division's GAL/CASA staff met with the 4 Indiana Courts in Brief | 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report Eagles fraternal organization to create a new partnership which will kick off in the summer of 2010. Using GAL/CASA volunteers to speak for children in abuse and neglect cases is a long-standing tradition in Indiana courts. However, the GAL/CASA's role was increased significantly in 2005 when the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation requiring the ap- pointment of a GAL/CASA for every child in every CHINS case. Two years later, the General Assembly substantially increased the funding for GAL/ CASA programs. The additional funds have had a tremendous impact on the ability of local programs to recruit and train more volunteers. The first year the programs received the additional funds, the number of volunteers increased by 50%. In 2009, there was a 26% increase in new volunteers from 2008 and an 88% increase from 2007. Despite these efforts, there are still over 4,000 children waiting for a GAL/CASA volunteer across the state, especially in urban communities that have a high number of children in foster care. The Supreme Court state GAL/CASA staff and local programs continue to work towards providing a volunteer and a voice for every foster child. Mortgage Foreclosures: Front Line Court Efforts "We are, for example, nearly overwhelmed by the explosion in mortgage foreclosures. It isn't just the raw numbers, but the complexity of modern financial instruments and the task of handling foreclosed property in a vastly depressed real estate market that strain the courts. When I reported to you last year at this time, I said that we had joined forces with the mortgage foreclosure task force led by Lieutenant Governor Skillman and that our first contribution to the general effort would be to train judges and lawyers in the law and the economics and the mechanics of modern foreclosure so that they could better assist people in need. I promised that afternoon that we would train the largest number of judges and lawyers and mediators anywhere in the country. I didn't put the actual target number in my speech that day, but I knew what it was. The largest number we could find was 700 and that was in Maryland. With leadership from Judge Melissa May and help from partners like the State Bar and ICLEF and local judges and pro bono committees and the law schools, we eventually staged training sessions in every corner of Indiana. By mid-October, when Attorney General Zoeller, Senator Tallian and I went down to Evansville for one of the last sessions, we had trained 1,112 people." I --Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard January 20, 2010, State of the Judiciary Address to the Indiana General Assembly. a $50 filing fee on all mortgage foreclosure cases filed after July 1, 2009, and requires the homeowner to be notified of his or her right to request a settlement conference with the lender. A portion of this filing fee is remitted to the Indiana Supreme Court to conduct training and hire coordinators to organize and assist with these settlement conferences. As of early 2010, very few homeowners had taken advantage of the settlement conference provision. Many individuals who have already received foreclosure documents simply don't open or read any mail they receive from the lender. Others don't know precisely what a settlement conference entails or mistakenly believe that they need to hire an attorney which they can't afford. With input from a committee of trial judges, the Division of State Court Administration partnered with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) to create a system for coordinating all settlement conferences on a county or district-wide basis. This program was launched on a pilot basis in February, 2010 in Allen County; in April, 2010 in Marion and St. Joseph counties; and in July, 2010 in Lake and Madison counties. A project manager ndiana's mortgage foreclosure rate is among the highest in the country, largely due to the decline of the automotive and manufacturing industries. The state has seen more than 40,000 foreclosures each year since 2007. In January 2009, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard addressed this crisis, vowing to train more professionals than any other state on how to deal with foreclosure cases. The "Back Home in Indiana--Guiding Homeowners Through Foreclosure" training program began in March 2009 with sessions all across the state, and in October 2009, this goal was reached--more than 1,100 attorneys, judges, and mediators received foreclosure prevention training. State law now requires a creditor to notify a homeowner facing foreclosure of his or her right to participate in a settlement conference. The law also levies It has been estimated that each averted foreclosure saves stakeholders and community members approximately $40,000... 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report | Indiana Courts in Brief 5 loan servicing agent to see what sort of workout options, if any, are available to the borrower. In many cases, particularly those in which a borrower fell behind while unemployed but recently found work and is able to begin making payments again, the arrearage can be "cured" simply by making the normal mortgage payments plus a little extra for a specified period of time. Other times, the lender may be willing to lower the interest rate or extend the payment period so that the borrower is required to pay a smaller monthly amount. As of September 1, 2010, the Division of State Court Administration has received the results of 160 settlement conferences held in Allen, Marion, and St. Joseph counties. Of these 160 conferences, 28 are still being negotiated, which means that the parties have agreed that a settlement is available, but additional documentation, submission of a lump-sum payment, or other follow-up work is required. Of the 132 conferences which have concluded, 96 have resulted in some sort of workout in lieu of foreclosure, and 36 have resulted in no workout. This means that of every four borrowers who attend a settlement conference, approximately three will be able to avoid foreclosure. It has been estimated that each averted foreclosure saves stakeholders and community members approximately $40,000 in property tax revenue, conservation of police, fire, and other public services, and preservation of equity. Using this measure, the mortgage foreclosure prevention program has already saved Hoosier citizens and communities at least 3.8 million dollars during its first six months of operation in only three counties. Even with these efforts in place, much more remains to be done. The Supreme Court will continue its partnerships with the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network, lawyers, judges, and others as we work toward our next goal: bringing this program to the 10 counties hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis in the next year. Foreclosure Mediation Training: Members from Indiana's legal community attend a Supreme Court sponsored CLE event on March 26, 2009. at State Court Administration oversees local logistical coordinators and facilitators, who coordinate with pro bono attorneys, homeowners, and lenders to schedule and conduct settlement conferences. Although this program is still in the pilot stages, it appears to be having some success when compared to settlement conference rates in non-pilot counties. According to Delaware County Judge Marianne Vorhees, of the 276 foreclosures filed in Delaware Circuit Court from July 1 to December 31, 2009, only 21 borrowers--or 7.6%--had requested a settlement conference. As of April 1, 2010, five of these conferences were successful (meaning that the borrowers remained in the home), while six were unsuccessful, one borrower did not appear, and nine were still negotiating with the lenders. In contrast, the settlement conference model implemented by the judges of Allen, Marion, and St. Joseph counties have resulted in more than 300 calls to borrowers, 121 settlement conference requests and 39 successful "workouts" since February, 2010. In contrast, there were only about 300 requests for settlement conferences statewide during the first six months after the new law took effect. Each of these pilot courts conducts its program a little differently, but all utilize several common methods. When a mortgage foreclosure case is filed, a court employee or a mortgage foreclosure coordinator makes an effort to contact the defendant directly, whether through a telephone call, an Order to Contact the Court, or a single-sheet Notice for Settlement Conference mailed to the defendant's residence. This extra effort helps ensure that the borrower truly understands that he or she has a right to a settlement conference, and makes an informed decision to accept or reject a settlement conference. Once a defendant requests a settlement conference, several things happen. First, the facilitator sets up a telephone conference between the plaintiff and defendant. At this conference, the facilitator determines what documents are needed by each party in order for negotiations to take place, and sets a time and date for the settlement conference. The parties are generally required to produce all documents to the opposing party and/or the facilitator at least a week before the settlement conference. At the settlement conference, the facilitator works with the borrower, the lender's attorney, and the mortgage 6 Indiana Courts in Brief | 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report Caseload Information T he judicial power of the State of Indiana is vested in a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals, circuit courts and such other courts as the Indiana legislature may from time to time establish. Today, Indiana has a Supreme Court with five justices, an intermediate appellate court with 15 judges, an appellate level special Tax Court with one judge, 315 trial courts, 84 city, town, and small claims courts, and 97other judicial officers. Caseflow T Indiana Supreme Court he Indiana Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over admission to the practice of law, unauthorized practice of law, discipline of lawyers and judges, issuance of writs necessary in aid of its jurisdiction, appeals from judgments imposing a sentence of death or a denial of post conviction relief in which the sentence is death, and appealable cases where state or federal statues have been declared unconstitutional. The court may take up other appeals on petition, when the case involves significant questions of law, great public importance or an emergency. The Supreme Court has the power to review all questions of law and review and revise sentences imposed by lower courts. The justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Governor from a panel of three applicants nominated by a Judicial Nominating Commission, which is created by the Indiana Constitution. After an initial term of two years, a justice must run on a non-partisan "yes � no" retention ballot. If successful, the next term is 10 years. Cases Pending as of 7/1/08 Cases Transmitted in Fiscal 2009 Cases Disposed of in Fiscal 2009 Cases Pending as of 6/30/09 Civil Direct Appeals Civil Transfers Tax Court Petitions for Review Criminal Direct Non-Capital Capital Cases Criminal Transfers Original Actions Certified Questions Mandate of Funds Attorney Discipline Board of Law Examiners Judicial Discipline Rehearings Other Total * Unauthorized Practice of Law 0 68 3 2 2 51 3 0 0 80 0 2 0 0 211 1 328 9 7 2 609 35 0 0 124 0 3 21 1* 1,140 0 352 10 5 2 602 37 0 0 133 0 5 17 0 1,163 1 44 2 4 2 58 1 0 0 71 0 0 4 1* 188 Indiana Supreme Court Justices Top Row (left to right): Hon. Frank Sullivan, Jr.; Hon. Randall T. Shepard (Chief Justice); Hon. Brent E. Dickson. Bottom Row (left to right): Hon. Robert D. Rucker; Hon. Theodore R. Boehm. 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report | Indiana Courts in Brief 7 T Court of Appeals of Indiana he Indiana Court of Appeals hears all appeals that do not go to the Indiana Supreme Court, except appeals from city and town courts. The latter appeals are tried de novo in circuit or superior courts. The judges of the Court of Appeals are selected in the same manner and serve the same terms as the justices of the Supreme Court. Criminal Cases Pending 12/31/08 Cases Fully-Briefed Rec'd Geographic District One Geographic District Two Geographic District Three Cases Disposed By Majority Opinion By Order Net Increase/Decrease Cases Pending 12/31/09 Cases Affirmed Cases Affirmed Percent Cases Reversed Cases Reversed Percent Cases Remanded Cases Remanded Percent Oral Arguments Heard 195 1373 299 720 354 1448 1443 5 -75 120 1242 86.1% 188 13.0% 13 0.9% 17 Post-Conviction 21 161 31 76 54 170 170 0 -9 12 150 88.2% 19 11.2% 1 0.6% 3 Civil 118 565 178 208 179 593 583 10 -28 90 379 65.0% 192 32.9% 12 2.1% 48 Expedite 11 57 0 57 0 64 64 0 -7 4 49 76.6% 11 17.2% 4 6.2% 1 Other 31 306 96 153 57 311 309 2 -5 26 262 84.8% 40 12.9% 7 2.3% 5 Total 376 2462 604 1214 644 2586 2569 17 -124 252 2082 81.0% 450 17.6% 37 1.4% 74 7,394 6,883 Oral Arguments Heard includes 2 Stay Hearings. Average age of cases pending (in months): 12/31/08 = 1.1 | 12/21/09 = 1.0 Motions, Petitions for Time, Miscellaneous Motions Received: Motions, Petitions for Time, Miscellaneous Orders Issued: T Indiana Tax Court he Indiana Tax Court is unique in that it has appellate and original jurisdiction of certain tax matters. Its judge is selected in the same manner and serves the same term as judges of the Court of Appeals and justices of the Supreme Court. Analysis of Cases Filed in 2009 Case Movement and Dispositions Total Cases Pending 12/31/08 Total Cases Filed in 2009 Total Cases Reinstated Total Cases Settled or Dismissed Total Cases Decided on Merits Total Cases Involuntarily Dismissed Total Cases Pending 12/31/09 130 83 0 50 25 0 138 Status of Cases Pending Settled-Dismissals Pending Proceedings Stayed Pending Outcome in Related Cases Preliminary or Pleading Stage Under Advisement Status Report Due Remanded Mediation Briefs Due Cases with written opinions but not fully disposed Opinions on Rehearing Set for Trial or Oral Argument 6 2 Interlocutory Appeal Total 11 29 32 15 25 0 0 12 14 0 138 8 Indiana Courts in Brief | 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report I Indiana Trial Courts ndiana's trial court system is comprised of circuit and superior courts and one probate/juvenile court. These courts are called courts of record because appeals from them are taken directly to the appellate courts based on errors which must be supported by the record at trial. These courts are organized on county lines. With few exceptions, circuit and superior courts have concurrent, original jurisdiction of all cases. Indiana law also allows cities and towns to create city and town courts periodically. Those courts are also created one at a time and have very limited jurisdiction. In all but the most populous county, Marion, small claims cases are handled within a division of the circuit or superior court, or both. Marion County is the only county with separate small claims courts, based on township lines. In all but four of the counties, all judges are elected in partisan elections. In the four largest counties, the judges of the courts of record are selected by several non-partisan methods ranging from merit selection to non-partisan election. Cases Filed Case Filing: Courts of Record Methods of Disposition: Courts of Record Cases Disposed Case Filing: City, Town and Small Claims Courts Methods of Disposition: City, Town and Small Claims Courts See page 12 for a table of trial court caseload data. 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report | Indiana Courts in Brief 9 Probation Services Probation services in Indiana fall within the authority of the judiciary so that a probationer remains under the jurisdiction of the sentencing court until completion of the term of probation. Probation officers work for the judges and are subject to the appointment and supervisory power of the courts that employ them. As with other trial court operations, local county revenues, derived primarily through property taxes, fund probation services but are also augmented by collection of probation user fees paid by probationers as part of their conditions of probation. Probation officers and staffs constitute the largest segment of trial court personnel expenditures. Adult Probation: Supervisions Received Juvenile Probation: Referrals & Supervisions Received I Fiscal Information ndiana's judicial system is funded by a combination of state, county, and local revenues. The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court are funded through appropriations from the state general fund. In addition, state funds pay for the salaries and benefits of judges and magistrates of the circuit, superior and probate courts, and special and senior judge expenses. State funds also help defray the cost of criminal indigent defense services through a voluntary reimbursement program, as well as most of the cost of providing Guardian ad Litem/Court Appointed Special Advocate (GAL/CASA) services for abused and neglected children. As a result of a specifically designated filing fee, the Supreme Court is able to provide to all trial courts extensive technology advancements, the most important of which is a state-of-the-art case management system capable of sharing court information with multiple state and county entities. In addition, the Supreme Court has several other more modest grant programs through which trial courts receive state funds for foreign language interpreter services, problem-solving courts, and other court reform projects. However, all major operating costs of the trial courts are borne by local taxpayers, be they county, city, town or township. Expenditures 2009 Indiana State Fund Expenditures 2009 Judicial System Expenditures 10 Indiana Courts in Brief | 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report Revenues Trial courts generate revenues through filing fees and costs, fines and other fees assessed to litigants who have been found guilty of crimes or in violation of infractions or local ordinances. Those fees are handled by an independently elected clerk of the circuit court or a city, town or township court clerk at the local level. During 2009, there were 49 different fees that could be assessed and charged by the clerk of court, depending on the type of case and court where the case is being tried. With the exception of basic court costs, which must be deposited in the general fund, the vast majority of the fees collected through the operation of the courts are designated for specific funds that must be used for specific purposes. 2009 Judicial System Revenues: For General, Special, and Court Related Services Funds 2009 Judicial System Revenues: For State, County & Local Funds Probation Costs Department of Correction Inmates Compared to Probation Supervisions (Adults and Juveniles) Total Cost Per Day: Probation Supervision vs. Dept. of Correction Probation Costs Breakdown Adult Felony Adult Misdemeanor Juvenile $22,686,616 * $26,043,213 * $33,971,821 * Probation Costs Total Department of Correction Inmate Cost * Derived through statistical analysis. $82,701,650 * $677,300,000 11 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report | Indiana Courts in Brief Trial Court Caseload Information County ADAMS ALLEN BARTHOLOMEW BENTON BLACKFORD BOONE BROWN CARROLL CASS CLARK CLAY CLINTON CRAWFORD DAVIESS DEARBORN DECATUR DEKALB DELAWARE DUBOIS ELKHART FAYETTE FLOYD FOUNTAIN FRANKLIN FULTON GIBSON GRANT GREENE HAMILTON HANCOCK HARRISON HENDRICKS HENRY HOWARD HUNTINGTON JACKSON JASPER JAY JEFFERSON JENNINGS JOHNSON KNOX KOSCIUSKO LAGRANGE LAKE LAPORTE Judges 2 10 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 2 2.5 2 3 5 2 7 2 4 1 2 2 2 4 2 7 3 2 6 3 5 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 17 5 Other Jud. Officers 0 13 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 3 Minor Courts 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 New Filings 5,624 91,085 21,355 2,071 2,514 16,677 2,637 3,921 7,795 49,992 6,145 7,742 5,340 5,205 13,548 5,580 11,870 30,071 8,368 65,746 5,433 23,215 4,259 4,677 7,621 8,975 23,356 7,639 55,327 18,164 6,994 30,853 14,613 18,908 10,227 17,371 7,861 4,129 7,756 6,274 39,276 17,988 18,506 9,018 208,980 33,225 Disp. 5,984 99,000 21,793 645 2,641 16,206 2,849 3,893 7,434 49,039 4,975 7,360 4,473 5,536 14,432 7,982 11,459 30,722 8,137 62,344 5,751 26,410 4,530 5,978 7,917 8,432 22,198 7,936 57,086 17,579 5,403 31,051 15,543 19,404 10,569 16,055 7,598 4,458 6,067 6,481 37,275 16,340 18,183 9,400 187,669 32,677 Pop. 33,734 350,251 73,768 8,511 13,499 58,303 15,339 20,428 39,014 105,917 27,542 33,735 11,735 30,500 51,046 25,262 42,341 115,974 41,460 201,888 24,162 72,417 16,897 23,668 20,686 33,999 68,174 33,391 301,091 70,536 38,844 147,906 45,978 84,395 38,051 42,689 33,306 21,010 33,044 29,480 142,382 38,060 76,644 38,366 493,776 109,984 County LAWRENCE MADISON MARION MARSHALL MARTIN MIAMI MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN NEWTON NOBLE OHIO ORANGE OWEN PARKE PERRY PIKE PORTER POSEY PULASKI PUTNAM RANDOLPH RIPLEY RUSH SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER ST. JOSEPH STARKE STEUBEN SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND TIPPECANOE TIPTON UNION VANDERBURGH VERMILLION VIGO WABASH WARREN WARRICK WASHINGTON WAYNE WELLS WHITE WHITLEY Judges 3 6 37 3 1 3 9 3 4 2 3 .5 2 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 10 1 2 2 1 7 1 1 8 1 6 2 1 3 2 4 2 2 2 Other Jud. Officers 1 4 44 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Minor Courts 0 5 10 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 New Filings 9,813 45,408 372,054 11,740 3,621 14,542 37,109 8,876 17,723 4,718 10,316 1,175 4,771 4,888 3,804 4,966 4,094 45,544 4,042 2,876 9,621 5,378 5,809 5,779 6,167 11,681 4,214 61,997 7,086 20,418 8,690 2,487 35,559 5,453 2,496 63,753 5,718 35,281 8,549 1,861 14,018 4,811 21,807 4,207 8,332 9,566 Disp. 9,745 44,684 383,948 11,762 3,657 14,243 37,224 8,557 19,078 4,352 10,908 1,143 4,507 4,328 3,679 4,414 4,175 46,074 4,468 2,888 9,882 5,950 6,232 5,257 5,889 10,614 4,106 55,186 8,107 19,632 8,126 2,795 29,499 4,553 1,890 62,841 5,653 35,070 8,171 1,834 12,095 4,249 22,208 4,473 8,159 9,776 Pop. 46,343 127,256 872,883 48,017 10,254 35,274 124,776 38,543 72,073 14,267 47,830 6,061 20,080 23,794 17,204 18,920 12,829 165,427 26,448 13,814 37,892 25,873 28,519 17,129 24,740 43,394 20,435 264,366 22,351 34,168 21,606 10,359 157,524 16,038 7,109 172,656 16,388 102,089 33,313 9,040 59,254 28,748 67,565 28,010 23,732 33,662 TOTAL 315 140 84 1,956,749 1,930,975 6,427,236 Division of State Court Administration 30 S. 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What to eat in two days on a budget in Hanoi
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So you've read our post on what to do in two days on a budget in Hanoi, but what are you going to eat? Here's our rundown of some of the dishes and places we reckon it's worth squeezing in.
Starting with breakfast, if it's not included at your hotel or you can stretch to eating out anyway, seek out a street vendor to try some banh my trung (egg roll) or xoi (sticky rice) – you'll find it wrapped in small parcels in banana leaf. The former will cost around 12,000 VND and the xoi around 10,000 VND so they're cheaper options than pho — which usually comes in at 35,000 to 40,000 VND. We would, however, highly recommend fitting a bowl of pho in sometime over the two days — it's a Hanoi must-eat.
For lunch, try Ngo Hang Chieu, near Dong Xuan market, if you're in the area as it comes to life at lunchtime. We like the pho tieu and the bun cha, another must eat. Likewise, check out Ngo Trang Tien, where we recommend mien tron, or Tung Duy Tan, food street itself. Tung Duy Tan is is also popular in the evenings — try the place at the junction of Tong Duy Tan and Cam Chi for banh cuon or share some good value Hue dishes at Net Hue. If you're over near the cathedral, Ly Quoc Su has some good indoor lunch spots, including Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su and Noodle and Roll.
In the evening, on a slightly bigger budget but still under $5, we'd share plates with a friend at a bia hoi joint, then check out 47 Ma May for grilled beef or indulge in bo bittet at Hang Buom.
You've also got to drink. Worth trying during even the briefest stay are iced lemon tea, Vietnamese coffee – iced or hot – and beer, either the bia hoi or bottled version. Be sure to take in the view from a well located bar or cafe — Café Pho Co is a good spot.
The sweet toothed should give che a try or if you're more a fan of savoury, how about a banh my kebab for something more substantial?
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It's been a not-so-hidden secret that for about two months an area in the combination arcade/restaurant was set aside for a unique off-road driving game using Oculus Rift headsets. It's a work in progress, only available four days out of the week, and the look is bare bones by arcade game standards. Several simulator chairs in a line rumble along with the bumpy terrain. The only break from the vibration is when the car in the video game virtually catches some air over the water obstacles.
But don't go thinking this is just a marketing gimmick in the wake of Mark Zuckerberg's attention-grabbing purchase of Oculus in March for $2 billion. Dave & Buster's has kept the game well under the radar on purpose. Only a blurry photo posted to Reddit by a player was evidence it existed until an in-person visit.
"The last thing I would want to do is trade on that announcement," said Kevin Bachus, senior vice president of entertainment and games strategy for Dave & Buster's. "We're not trying to do that."
Instead, it's a learning experience that's been in the works for a while for the restaurant chain now that virtual reality is once again gaining steam thanks to serious technological advancements.
They're learning how people play the games, when they play, how much they're willing to pay, what they like and don't (honestly, since they're paying customers) and more.
The company wants to understand how best to offer virtual reality games before the marketplace dictates how, he said.
So far, he said he's learned that people aren't necessarily trying the racing game over and over again – rather trying it once for the virtual reality novelty of it – but they are encouraging their friends to try it.
The game and system is exclusive to Dave & Buster's and, specifically, to its Irvine location. Why Irvine? Bachus said they knew they wanted it in Southern California, close to the team developing it, even looking at its restaurant location in Orange. But Irvine has a lengthy business history it could use for comparison plus a tech-savvy customer base.
Bachus' background includes co-founding the Xbox video game console when he was at Microsoft, which puts him in a group of tight-knit collegial video game industry folks who were keen to help.
Dave & Buster's bought off-the-shelf Oculus Rift kits (they can cost $300 a pair while second-generation goggles that promise higher resolution graphics are expected to cost $350 each). Then the company asked U.K.-based game developer Codemasters if they could use that company's "Dirt 3" off-road racing game that's already compatible with 3D-enabled TV sets and computer monitors. Together with a team in Los Angeles, they cobbled everything together, "mad scientist-like," Bachus said.
They didn't do anything that a highly motivated gamer with disposable income couldn't do on their own, he said. They're just making it available for others to play.
"It's a bit of a hack. It's not ideal," he said of using a game that wasn't built with Oculus' technology in mind. The next game, which could be swapped in sometime next month, will be.
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As anesthesiologists we are the only physicians who routinely prescribe and administer injectable medications ourselves. Most physicians write orders for medications. Registered nurses then administer the medications on hospital wards, in intensive care units, in emergency rooms, and in clinics. As anesthesiologists we have our own drug cart, stocked with dozens of medications, including hypnotics, paralyzing drugs, cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, anti-nausea drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, and resuscitation drugs. Typically, we make a decision to inject a drug, then open the ampoule, draw the contents of the ampoule into a syringe, and inject it into the patient … without the approval, input, or monitoring of any other healthcare provider.
Do medication errors occur? Yes they do, because anesthesiologists are human, and to err is human. In a survey conducted in Japan between 1999 and 2002 in more than 4,291,925 cases, the incidence of critical incidents due to drug administration error was 18.27/100,000 anesthetics. Cardiac arrest occurred in 2.21 patients per 100,000 anesthetics. Causes of death were overdose or selection error involving non-anesthetic drugs, 47.4%; overdose of anesthetics, 26.3%; inadvertent high spinal anesthesia, 15.8%; and local anesthetic intoxication, 5.3%. Ampoule or syringe swap did not lead to any fatalities. (Irita K, et al. Critical incidents due to drug administration error in the operating room: an analysis of 4,291,925 anesthetics over a 4 year period. Masui 2004; 53(5):577–84. )
In a South African study of 30,412 anaesthetics, anaesthetists reported a combined incidence of one error or near-miss per 274 cases. Of all errors, 36.9% were due to drug ampoule misidentification; of these, the majority (64.4%) were due to similar looking ampoules. Another 21.3% were due to syringe identification errors. No major complication attributable to a drug administration error was reported. (Llewellyn RL, et al. Drug administration errors: a prospective survey from three South African teaching hospitals. Anaesth Intensive Care 2009 ; 37(1):93–8. )
What can be done to eliminate or minimize medication errors? A Japanese study examined the value of color-coding syringes, as follows: blue syringes contained local anesthetics; yellow syringes, sympathomimetic drugs; and white-syringes with a red label fixed opposite the scale, muscle relaxants. Although five syringe swaps were recorded from February 2003 to January 2004 in 5901 procedures prior to the change, they encountered no syringe swaps from February 2004 to January 2005 in 6078 procedures performed after switching to color-coded syringes (P <0.05). (Hirabayashi Y, et al. The effect of colored syringes and a colored sheet on the incidence of syringe swaps during anesthetic management. Masui 2005; 54(9):1060–2.)
Published evidence-based practices to reduce the risk of medication error include the following recommendations:
- The label on any drug ampoule or syringe should be read carefully before a drug is drawn up or injected;
- The legibility and contents of labels on ampoules and syringes should be optimized according to agreed standards; syringes should always be labeled; formal organization of drug drawers and workspaces should be used;
- Labels should be checked with a second person or a device before a drug is drawn up or administered. (Note: this is impractical in the anesthesia world.)
- Dosage errors are particularly common in pediatric patients. Technological innovations, including the use of bar codes and various cognitive aids, may facilitate compliance with these recommendations. (Merry AF, Anderson BJ. Medication errors–new approaches to prevention. Paediatr Anaesth 2011; 21(7):743–53.)
Bar-code medication administration (BCMA) systems exist for anesthesiologists to identify the ampoule of each drug at the time of administration. I'm not seeing these devices in widespread use in the United States yet. A pilot study in Great Britain perceived that bar-code readers contributed to the prevention of drug errors. The study concluded that the technological aspects of its integration into the operating theatre environment, and learning, will require further attention. (Evley R. Confirming the drugs administered during anaesthesia: a feasibility study in the pilot National Health Service sites, UK. Br J Anaesth 2010; 105(3):289–96.)
In addition to the data from the aforementioned publications on the incidences of medication errors, how many medication errors go unpublished and unreported? Many anesthesiologists I know have shared their tales of medication errors, all of which are unpublished and unreported in the medical literature. Some swaps and errors will be inconsequential. Some swaps and errors will prolong an anesthetic, such as when a muscle relaxant paralyzes a patient at an unintended time or dose. Some swaps and errors contain the potential for dire complications.
The ancient Christian world identified Seven Deadly Sins. They were wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. There exist at least seven medications that an anesthesiologist must strive to never inject intravenously in error. I call these the Seven Deadly Drugs. All are present in the anesthesiologists' drug drawer or at the operating room pharmacy. They are as follows:
- Epinephrine (1mg/1ml ampoule). Epinephrine is an important drug during ACLS to treat asystole and refractory ventricular fibrillation, to treat anaphylaxis, or to be used as an infusion to treat decreased cardiac output. This ampoule is routinely stocked in most drug drawers. If one injects it in error into a healthy patient, major hypertension and tachycardia will ensue. Think blood pressures in the 250/150 range, and heart rates approaching 200 beats per minute. This can be lethal in elderly patients, or in patients with diminished cardiac reserve.
- Phenylephrine (10 mg/1 ml ampoule). Phenylephrine, when injected in 100-microgram doses or used as a dilute infusion, is an important drug to treat hypotension. This ampoule is routinely stocked in most drug drawers. If one injects it in error into a healthy patient, major hypertension will ensue, as well as reflex bradycardia. Think blood pressures in the 250/150 range, and heart rates dropping below 50 beats per minute. This can be lethal in elderly patients, or patients with diminished cardiac reserve.
- Nitroprusside (50 mg/2ml) Nitroprusside, when diluted into an infusion, is an important drug to treat hypertension. If this ampoule is injected undiluted, the patient will experience rapid arterial vasodilation and severe hypotension.
- Insulin (100 Units/1ml, 10 ml vial). Insulin is an important medication to treat hyperglycemia. Typical doses range from 5–30 Units, which is a mere 1/20th to 3/10th of one milliliter. An erroneous injection of an insulin overdose to an anesthetized patient can result in severe hypoglycemia and brain death.
- Potassium Chloride (20 Meq/10 ml). Potassium chloride is an important treatment for hypokalemic patients. If it is administered erroneously as a bolus, potassium chloride can cause severe ventricular arrhythmias and death.
- Heparin (1000 U/ml). Heparin is an important anticoagulant, used routinely in open heart surgery and vascular surgery. If it is administered in error, it can cause unexpected bleeding during surgery.
- Isoproterenol (1 mg/5 ml) Isoproterenol can be used as a dilute infusion to increase heart rate in critically ill patients. One of the hospitals I work at includes an ampoule of isoproterenol in the routine drug drawer, next to ampoules of common medications such as ketorolac (Toradol), hydrocortisone, and promethazine (Phenergan). If one injects a bolus of isoproterenol in error into a healthy patient, major tachycardia and hypertension will ensue. This can be lethal in elderly patients, or patients with diminished cardiac reserve.
What can anesthesiologists do to eliminate the risks of erroneously bolus injecting the Seven Deadly Drugs? This author recommends elimination of major vasopressor drugs such as epinephrine, phenylephrine, and isoproterenol and major vasodilators such as nitroprusside from routine drug drawers. This author recommends elimination of the potent anticoagulant heparin from routine drug drawers. Insulin is routinely sequestered in an operating room refrigerator, and most hospitals have protocols that insulin doses be double-checked by two medical professionals prior to injection. Potassium chloride is routinely sequestered the operating room pharmacy as well, distanced from the anesthesiologist's routine drug drawer.
Above all, anesthesia practitioners need to be vigilant of the risk of picking up the wrong drug ampoule in error. Read the labels of your ampoules carefully, and take care not to inject any of the Deadly Seven Drugs.
Introducing …, THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN, Dr. Novak's debut novel. Publication date August 31, 2014 by Pegasus Books. Available on all major online book vendors. THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN can be ordered in print or ebook from Amazon.com. To reach the Amazon webpage, click on the book cover image below:
Brief description: Stanford professor Dr. Nico Antone leaves the wife he hates and the job he loves to return to Hibbing, Minnesota where he spent his childhood. He believes his son's best chance to get accepted into a prestigious college is to graduate at the top of his class in this remote Midwestern town. His son becomes a small town hero and academic star, while Dr. Antone befriends Bobby Dylan, a deranged anesthetist who renamed and reinvented himself as a younger version of the iconic rock legend who grew up in Hibbing. An operating room death rocks their world, and Dr. Antone's family and his relationship to Mr. Dylan are forever changed.
Equal parts legal thriller and medical thriller, The Doctor and Mr. Dylan examines the dark side of relationships between a doctor and his wife, a father and his son, and a man and his best friend. Set in a rural Northern Minnesota world reminiscent of the Coen brothers' Fargo, The Doctor and Mr. Dylan details scenes of family crises, operating room mishaps, and courtroom confrontation, and concludes in a final twist that will leave readers questioning what is of value in the world we live in.
Amazon Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed reading this September 5, 2014
By dlb
This book gives you some insight as to the life of a physician.
Many of us wind up in hospitals to undergo some procedure or another and our life is in their hands. It was so interesting to read about their side of the story and the effects it all has on them. The influence of friends and family plays a part in all our lives and so often we forget how much help that can be, too. Dr. Novak follows the path that Carol Cassella blazed in the genre of Anesthesiologist authors.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
By Mark in Manhattan on September 24, 2014
Format: Kindle Edition
Great beginning. Terrific ending. I'm a junkie for courtroom drama, and this book reminds me of John Grisham's best. Hard to believe it was written by a doctor. The Dylan character is a hoot. A top-notch novel.
A real page turner!
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This book get your attention from the first page — a real page turner. A great mystery with humor intertwined. A great read!!
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Almond Crisscrosses
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|Sifted all purpose flour
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1 Teaspoon
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|1 Cup (16 tbs), chilled and cut in pieces
|Egg yolk
|1 , slightly beaten
|Almond filling
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (Adjust Quantity As Needed)
Sift flour, baking powder, and sugar together into a bowl.
Cut in the butter until mixture becomes a soft dough (requires working beyond the stage when particles are the size of rice kernels).
Blend in the egg yolk.
Shape dough into a ball, kneading lightly with fingertips until mixture holds together.
Spread two thirds of the dough evenly over bottom and up 1/4 inch on the sides of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Spread Almond Filling over dough; set aside.
Roll remaining dough 1/8 inch thick on a floured surface.
Using a pastry wheel, cut into strips 3/4 inch wide.
Arrange strips to make a lattice design over the filling.
Bake at 350°F 35 to 40 minutes.
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The agency will now handle Lurpak's advertising and develop a global brand strategy for all of its markets outside the UK, where W&K will continue to handle the business.
The account will be run out of Saatchis' London office and secures Saatchis a position on the roster for Arla Foods, which distributes and markets the Danish Dairy Board-owned brand globally.
The appointment is the latest in a number of global assignments that mark a shift in Arla's marketing strategy, away from a market-by-market basis and towards a globalised approach.
The company is aiming to turn its cheese brand Castello, Lurpak and its own-branded Arla goods into its three flagship global brands.
Last year, it appointed Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO to handle the global advertising for its own-brand goods, while this year has seen it review the global accounts for both Castello and Lurpak. The former pitch has yet to conclude.
Lurpak is currently available in more than 75 countries including the US, Venezuela, South Africa, Israel and China. It is the market leader in the UK and Denmark.
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Kaenon sunglasses definitely have high end optics. The view through is sharp and clear, and superior to the naked eye. Polarized lenses are pretty much a must for any activity on the water, and are nice to have all the time. I have reddish lenses on these, which are good for medium light to low light, and makes the scenery especially pretty! I can get away with the reddish lenses in full sun, but I don't recommend them for full sun on snow. The Beacon sunglasses are a nice, basic style. I find them slightly wide for my narrow face, but that is the case with almost all sunglasses I've tried.
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