1/8/2024 0 Comments Union township indiana trusteeIt appears from the petition that this emergency inhibits litigants’ and courts’ ability to comply with statutory deadlines and rules of procedure. Kent Apsley has been appointed as the presiding Judge for this emergency. The petition further states that due to a shortage of cleaning and sanitation products, the courts find that Shelby County does not possess adequate hygiene stations or sanitation supplies for the large volumes of people who regularly appear at the Shelby County courthouse. The petition states that the World Health Organization has determined the outbreak of COVID-19 (“virus”) is a worldwide pandemic national and Indiana states of emergency have been declared a a result the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has determined that “social distancing” among other preventative measures is necessary for the prevention of further spreading the virus, including cancellation of in-person gatherings of fifty (50) people or more for the next eight (8) weeks and other drastic steps. The courts of Shelby County (hereinafter “courts”) en banc have petitioned this Court for emergency relief pursuant to Indiana Administrative Rule 17. In the Matter of the Petition of the Shelby County Courts for Administrative Rule 17 Emergency Relief
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