IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA
NORBERT PIKE and DAISY PIKE ) Supreme Court No. 22S00-0408-SJ-365
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vs. )
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LOLITA MARTIN d/b/a MARTIN’S ) Case No. 22C01-0309-CT-483
DECORATIVE HARDWARE, INC. ) in the Floyd Circuit Court
ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL JUDGE
Comes now the Clerk of the Floyd Circuit Court, and pursuant to Ind.Trial Rule 53.1, certifies this matter here for the appointment of a special judge.
And this Court, being duly advised, now finds that a special judge should be appointed to hear this matter in the Floyd Circuit Court pursuant to Ind.Trial Rule 53.1.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that jurisdiction of this matter is withdrawn from the Honorable Steven M. Fleece, Clark Superior Court, 501 East Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130-4029, who is directed to file a report with the Indiana Supreme Court pursuant to Ind.Trial Rule 53.1(F).
IT IS THEREFORE, FURTHER ORDERED that the Honorable Kenneth Abbott is appointed as special judge to hear this matter in the Floyd Circuit Court. This order vests jurisdiction in Judge Abbott. Pursuant to Ind.Trial Rule 79(K), an oath of office is not required.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward notice of this Order to the Hon. Steven M. Fleece, Clark Superior Court, 501 East Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130-4029; to the Hon. Kenneth Abbott, 501 East Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130-4029; and to the Clerk of the Floyd Circuit Court.
The Clerk of the Floyd Circuit Court is directed to forward notice of this Order to all parties of record in the case below.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this _______ day of September, 2004.
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Randall T. Shepard
Chief Justice of Indiana