No. 24-1291

Ariel Dalton v. Edgewood Police Department, et al.

Lower Court: Indiana
Docketed: 2025-06-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: case-dismissal due-process judicial-procedure plaintiff-rights pretrial-compliance trial-court-discretion
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a trial court violate a plaintiff's 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?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. 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? 2. 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?

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-05-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2025)
2025-05-05

Attorneys

Ariel Dalton
Ariel Dalton — Petitioner
Ariel Dalton — Petitioner