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Civil Digest

Aug 19, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence

Glenn Lewellen, a dirty cop with the Chicago Police Department (CPD), arrested Refugio RuizCortez for possessing cocaine.

Aug 19, 2019

Immigration – Naturalization Denied

Seventeen years after Eleazar Corral Valenzuela (Corral) was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member in Illinois state court, the United States filed a civil complaint to revoke his naturalized citizenship and cancel his certificate of naturalization.

Aug 19, 2019

Due Process Violation

Nowhere does the Constitution’s promise of due process mean more than in a criminal trial.

Aug 19, 2019

Sentencing – Supervised Release

Delrico Nelson appeals the revocation of his supervised release and ensuing 60‐month prison sentence.

Aug 19, 2019

ALJ Error – Abuse of Discretion

We focus here on an issue involving a well‐known figure in Social Security cases: the vocational expert.

Aug 19, 2019

Sentencing – Supervised Release

While on supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender, Rod Hunt robbed a bank in Madison, Wisconsin.

Aug 19, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

Joseph Williams pleaded guilty to possessing a gun as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Aug 19, 2019

ADA Violation

James Graham, Jr., sued Arctic Zone Iceplex, his former employer, for discrimination.

Aug 19, 2019

6th Amendment Violation

A Wisconsin trial court denied Andrew L. Jackson’s request to represent himself at trial, and Jackson later pleaded guilty.

Aug 19, 2019

Immigration – Removal Order

Juana Hernandez-Garcia is a citizen of Guatemala. She and two of her children, Brian and Yeniser Morales-Hernandez, entered the United States without proper documentation on August 29, 2015.

Aug 14, 2019

Plea Withdrawal

Craig Miller appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief entered by the Dane County Circuit Court.

Aug 14, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence

Following a jury trial, Leonel Ortiz was convicted of child abuse involving his then seven-year-old child.

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