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Title VII Claim
Ray Haynes was employed as an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Indiana University. At the end of his six-year probationary contract, he lost his bid for tenure. Haynes, who is black, alleges that the University denied his tenure application because of his race in violation of federal law.
Judgment Awards
Bruce Edgerton appeals from a small claims money and replevin judgment entered in favor of Gary Bakley after a bench trial.
Plea Colloquy and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Adam Demerath appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his no-contest pleas, for first-degree sexual assault and attempted burglary.
Jury Instructions
Estate of Daniel Derousseau appeals from a judgment dismissing all claims against Dunn County, Greg Lambert, and Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Company (collectively “the County”), following a jury trial.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Robert Burke appeals from an order affirming a family court commissioner decision to impute approximately $13,400 in monthly income to him for the purpose of modifying his child support obligation.
Abuse of Discretion – Attorney’s Fees
Jody and Sherry Vande Corput appeal an order in which the circuit court: (1) determined the amount of attorney fees to be awarded as reasonable costs of collection in a third-party liability action under WIS. STAT. § 102.29 (2015-16);
Suppression of Evidence
Zachary Marek appeals a judgment entered following his guilty plea, convicting him of second-degree sexual assault, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
OWI – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Jodi J. Lux appeals from a judgment convicting her of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) (third offense) and an order denying her postconviction motion in which she asserted her trial counsel was ineffective for having failed to challenge the police officer’s warrantless search of her residence.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury concluded that Raymond Jones, Sr., was incompetent when he entered into two contracts to sell real estate to Brian Pizon.
Statutory Interpretation – Post or Publish
Norris W. Culver, Sr., appeals from a judgment convicting him of violating the “post or publish” of a private depiction statute and the felon-in-possession of a firearm statute and from an order rejecting his postconviction claims that those statutes are unconstitutional.
Plea Withdrawal
Felix Deonte Willis appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty plea to one of two crimes of which he was convicted.
Termination of Parental Rights
B.D.S. appeals an order of the trial court terminating his parental rights of J.S., as well as an order denying his postdispositional motion to withdraw his no contest plea.
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