Thursday, April 05, 2007

Indy East Motel Hearing Update

With nearly 20 Irvington residents present and just over two hours of discussion, the hearing about the license for the Indy East Motel was continued. The date for the continued hearing was not announced but four dates within the next two weeks were offered by the Court for all parties to find an agreeable date.

The hearing started with the first of the two items to be discussed, the request by the attorney for the Indy East Motel to have the November 2006 decision of the License Review Board reviewed by the Court. Attorneys for the City had filed a motion that the Indy East Motel's request for review improperly stated the process under which the issue would be reviewed. Judge Keele took the matter under advisement.

The main issue to be discussed was the City's request to have the stay issued last May removed. Once the stay is remove, the City could proceed with the process to close the Indy East Motel. Before the issue of the stay could be discussed, the attorney for the Indy East Motel challenged a ruling made by Judge Keele earlier this week that quashed two subpoenas served at the request of the Indy East Motel on the Mayor of Indianapolis and the City's Chief Information Officer. After much discussion and a 10 minute recess, Judge Keele determined that testimony from these two individuals may be important to this action and would provide due process for the Indy East Motel owner. To limit any delays, Judge Keele offered four (4) dates, two each for the next two weeks, for the attorneys and City officials to verify schedules and agree to appear.

Once we know the new date and time, we will post it on our website, newsletter, and this blog as well as notices in some of the storefronts in Irvington. If you have questions, we will do the best we can to answer them.

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