Nicholson v. Gary City of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION JEFF NICHOLSON, et al., ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) CAUSE NO.: 2:18-CV-257-JVB-JEM ) CITY OF GARY, INDIANA, et al., ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court sua sponte on the issue of standing. Plaintiffs initiated this case by filing a complaint in Lake County Circuit Court on December 5, 2017, alleging an action under Indiana Code 5-2-18.2-5 to compel Defendants to comply with Indiana’s sanctuary city preemption law. Plaintiffs allege statutory standing and standing due to Indiana’ public standing…