Court Error – Pleading Standards

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Ronnie Lee Thums v. Roger Leo Thums, et al.

Case No.: 2016AP1139

Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Pleading Standards

Ronnie Lee Thums, pro se, appeals from a judgment and orders of the circuit court dismissing his claims against three sets of defendants. He argues that the circuit court committed several errors requiring reversal. We reject his arguments and affirm. First, he argues that the circuit court erred in determining that Fox and Lister were immune from suit. Second, Thums challenges the circuit court’s decision to dismiss the conspiracy claims, arguing that the court improperly imposed a heightened pleading standard for these claims. Third, he argues that the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment to Slate on the ground that Slate had no legal duty to him. We affirm the circuit court’s decision to grant the motions to dismiss Fox, Lister, and Ronnie and Carol Thums. We also affirm the circuit court’s decision granting summary judgment to Slate.

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