By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//June 19, 2012//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Natural Resources — public trust doctrine
David Pappas, pro se, brought this action against: (1) Milwaukee County (“the County”); (2) Matthew Frank, as the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Gloria McCutcheon, as the Southeast Regional Director of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (collectively “the DNR”); and (3) the South Shore Yacht Club (“SSYC”), together with fifteen current and former officers and directors of the SSYC (collectively “the SSYC defendants”). While Pappas’s complaint is disorganized and difficult to follow, it generally appears to allege that the defendants have unlawfully restricted the public and Pappas from access to public lands, which they otherwise have a constitutional right to access under the public trust doctrine.
Pappas appeals from an amended judgment entered after the circuit court granted the defendants’ motions for judgment on the pleadings. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. Not recommended for publication in the official reports.
2011AP678 Pappas v. County of Milwaukee, et al.
Dist I, Milwaukee County, Sosnay, J., Brennan, J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Pappas, David C., Deerfield; For Respondent: Buchholz, Krista Kay, Milwaukee; Dawson, Thomas J., Madison; Jones, Andrew A., Milwaukee