National Education Ass'n-South Bend v. South Bend Community School Corp.

OPINION

BARTEAU, Judge.

The National Education Association-South Bend ("NEA-SB") and the Indiana State Teachers Association ("ISTA") (collectively referred to as "Unions") appeal the trial court's judgment denying Unions's motion to vacate or reduce contempt fines awarded to South Bend Community School Corporation ("School Corporation"). Unions raise five issues which we state as the following four:

1. Whether the underlying lawsuit was filed in violation of Indiana's Open Door Law, depriving the trial court of jurisdiction to issue indirect civil contempt fines;

2. Whether in direct civil…