Hartman v. Keri

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that, where a student is subject to academic discipline for abuse of the process, that serves as a substantial deterrent to false reporting
• recognizing that “Indiana law has long recognized an absolute privilege that protects all relevant statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, regardless of the truth or motive behind the statements” and applying that law to a quasi-judicial proceeding
• noting that, where a student is subject to academic discipline for abuse of the process, that serves as a substantial deterrent to false reporting
• applying the privilege where two graduate students lodged a formal complaint with the university about a professor
• granting summary judgment to students in a professor’s defamation action based on absolute privilege where the students had lodged complaints with the university pursuant to the university’s anti-harassment policy
• “Indiana law has long recognized an absolute privilege that protects all relevant statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, regardless of the truth or motive behind the statements.”

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Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Indiana Supreme Court· 2009-10-13· cited 330×
• Kevin Pack v. Middlebury Community Schools
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• John Haegert v. University of Evansville
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2012-11-13· cited 61×
• Mauvis-Jarvis v. Wong
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2013-03-28· cited 43×
• Rain v. Rolls-Royce Corp.
  Seventh Circuit· 2010-11-18· cited 42×
• Schanne, R., Aplt. v. Addis, J.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-08-17· cited 39×
• The Estate of Richard A. Mayer, and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty v. Lax, Inc., and David Lasco
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2013-10-07· cited 32×
• Developmental Services Alternatives, Inc. v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-10-14· cited 24×
• Khan v. Yale Univ.
  Second Circuit· 2022-03-04· cited 15×
• Board Of Trustees Of Purdue University, d/b/a Purdue University and Purdue Calumet Thomas Keon v. Dr. Maurice Eisenstein
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-10-30· cited 14×
• O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc. v. City of Salisbury
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2015-04-28· cited 11×
• Heckler & Koch, Inc. v. German Sport Guns GmbH
  S.D. Indiana· 2014-12-24· cited 11×
• Thomas N. Eckerle v. Katz & Korin, P.C. and Michael W. Hile
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-08-09· cited 9×
• McCausland v. Walter USA, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-12-22· cited 8×
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  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2011-07-14· cited 8×
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  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-04-11· cited 7×
• Schanne v. Addis
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2012-09-27· cited 6×
• Zimmerman v. Board of Trustees of Ball State University
  S.D. Indiana· 2013-04-15· cited 4×
• Development Serv. v. Ind. Fam. Soc. Serv.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-10-14· cited 1×
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Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Gabe Keri v. Board of Trustees of Purdue University
  Seventh Circuit· 2006-08-14· cited 165×
• City of Mishawaka v. Stewart
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1974-04-30· cited 100×
• Briggs v. Clinton County Bank & Trust Co. of Frankfort
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1983-08-09· cited 93×
• Brody v. Montalbano
  California Court of Appeal· 1978-12-22· cited 93×
• Schrader v. Eli Lilly and Co.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1994-08-16· cited 82×
• Row v. Holt
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2007-04-24· cited 59×
• Fisher v. Lint
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-06-19· cited 54×
• Thomas v. Petrulis
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1984-06-29· cited 50×
• Van Eaton v. Fink
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1998-07-24· cited 40×
• Reichardt v. Flynn
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2003-05-08· cited 25×
• Lincoln v. BD. OF COM'RS OF TIPPECANOE CTY.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1987-07-22· cited 23×
• McDillon v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2006-02-08· cited 20×
• Holcomb v. Walter's Dimmick Petroleum, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2006-12-13· cited 16×
• Wilkins v. Hyde
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1895-10-11· cited 15×
• Conn v. Paul Harris Stores, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1982-08-31· cited 14×
• Weissman v. Mogol
  New York Supreme Court· 1983-04-25· cited 14×
• South Gibson School Board v. Sollman
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2002-05-24· cited 13×
• Gallegos v. Escalon
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1999-05-06· cited 12×
• People v. Zamudio
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1997-12-24· cited 11×
• Keri v. Board of Trustees of Purdue University
  Supreme Court· 2007-02-20· cited 7×

Other cases named Hartman v. Keri

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Hartman v. Keri
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2006-12-27· cited 3×
• Hartman v. Keri
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2007-06-13· cited 2×