Indiana: Supreme Court citation practice | Citation rule(s)

Examples from Healthscript, Inc. v. State, 770 N.E.2d 810 (Ind. 2002)

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Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that Defendant could not be charged under Ind. Code § 35-43-5-7.1(a)(1) for the acts that the State had alleged. Defendant also filed a motion to suppress regarding a search warrant, which Defendant contends was illegally obtained. The trial court rejected both claims and certified its rulings for interlocutory appeal. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's ruling on Defendant's motion to dismiss. See Healthscript, Inc., v. State, 740 N.E.2d 562 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000) (on rehearing).

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Reduced to its essentials, this is a case about whether a criminal statute, Ind. Code § 35-43-5-7.1(a)(1) (Supp. 1997), is sufficiently definite to put Defendant on notice that its alleged conduct was proscribed.

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The State alleged that Defendant charged between $ 22.50 and $ 25.00 per 9000 milliliters to three other customers while charging the Medicaid program $ 181.00 per 9000 milliliters. According to the State, the resulting payments exceeded $ 50,000. It was the State's theory, then, that Defendant did not comply with Ind. Admin. Code tit. 405 r. 1-6-21.1(g)(3) when it overcharged the Medicaid program; that this in turn violated Ind. Code § 12-15-21-1 because Defendant did not abide by its agreement to "comply with the ... rules governing [Medicaid];" and Defendant therefore committed a class C felony under the Medicaid Fraud Statute, Ind. Code § 35-43-5-7.1(a)(1), by submitting a claim in violation of Ind. Code § 12-15.

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We have held that the Legislature may constitutionally delegate rule-making powers to an administrative agency if that delegation is accompanied by sufficient standards to guide the agency in the exercise of its statutory authority. Barco Beverage Corp. v. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Com'n, 595 N.E.2d 250, 253-54 (Ind. 1992) (quoting Taxpayers Lobby of Indiana, Inc. v. Orr, 262 Ind. 92, 103, 311 N.E.2d 814, 819 (1974)).

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Ind. R. App. P. 22, http://www.in.gov/judiciary/rules/appellate/#_Toc251234840.

Rule 22. Citation Form

Unless otherwise provided, a current edition of a Uniform System of Citation (Bluebook) shall be followed.

A. Citation to Cases. All Indiana cases shall be cited by giving the title of the case followed by the volume and page of the regional and official reporter (where both exist), the court of disposition, and the year of the opinion, e.g., Callender v. State, 193 Ind. 91, 138 N.E. 817 (1922); Moran v. State, 644 N.E.2d 536 (Ind. 1994). If the case is not contained in the regional reporter, citation may be made to the official reporter. Where both a regional and official citation exist and pinpoint citations are appropriate, pinpoint citations to one of the reporters shall be provided. Designation of disposition of petitions for transfer shall be included, e.g., State ex rel. Mass Transp. Auth. of Greater Indianapolis v. Indiana Revenue Bd., 144 Ind. App. 63, 242 N.E.2d 642 (1968), trans. denied by an evenly divided court 251 Ind. 607, 244 N.E.2d 111 (1969); Smith v. State, 717 N.E.2d 127 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999), trans. denied.

B. Citations to Indiana Statutes, Regulations and Court Rules. Citation to Indiana statutes, regulations, and court rules shall comply with the following citation format for initial references and subsequent references:

Effective July 1, 2006, the Indiana Administrative Code and the Indiana Register are published electronically by the Indiana Legislative Services Agency. For materials published in the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register prior to that date, use the citation forms set forth above. For materials published after that date, reference to the appropriate URL is necessary for a reader to locate the official versions of these materials. The following citation format for initial references and subsequent references shall be used for materials published in the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register on and after July 1, 2006:
Initial: 34 Ind. Admin. Code 12-5-1 (2006)
(see http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/)
Subsequent: 34 I.A.C. 12-5-1
Initial: Ind. Reg. LSA Doc. No. 05-0065 (July 26, 2006)
(see http://www.in.gov/legislative/register/irtoc.htm)
Subsequent: I.R. 05-0065

2. Citations to County Local Court Rules adopted pursuant to Ind. Trial Rule 81 shall be cited by giving the county followed by the citation to the local rule, e.g. Adams LR01-TR3.1-1.

C. References to the Record on Appeal. Any factual statement shall be supported by a citation to the page where it appears in an Appendix, and if not contained in an Appendix, to the page it appears in the Transcript or exhibits, e.g., Appellant's App. p.5; Tr. p. 231-32. Any record material cited in an appellate brief must be reproduced in an Appendix or the Transcript or exhibits. Any record material cited in an appellate brief that is also included in an Addendum to Brief should include a citation to the Appendix or Transcript and to the Addendum to Brief.

D. References to Parties. References to parties by such designations as "appellant" and "appellee" shall be avoided. Instead, parties shall be referred to by their names, or by descriptive terms such as "the employee," "the injured person," "the taxpayer," or "the school."

E. Abbreviations. The following abbreviations may be used without explanation in citations and references: Addend. (addendum to brief), App. (appendix), Br. (brief), CCS (chronological case summary), Ct. (court), Def. (defendant), Hr. (hearing), Mem. (memorandum), Pet. (petition), Pl. (plaintiff), Supp. (supplemental), Tr. (Transcript).