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Ariel Dalton v. Edgewood Police Department, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-CT-1369 · judgment November 26, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Does a trial court violate a plaintiffs due process rights by dismissing a case for inactivity when a trial date has already been set and the plaintiff has complied with all pretrial orders?
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Did the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court err in affirming the dismissal of Ariel Dalton's case, contrary to Indiana case law and due process principles?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ariel Dalton
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 06 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- May 05 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)