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Civil Digest

Mar 15, 2022

Recreational Immunity – Issue of Material Fact

Katherine Baumel sued Michael Frear, Kari Frear, and Deer Tail Lodge, LLC (collectively, “the Lodge”), along with the Lodge’s insurer, after she tripped and fell on the Lodge’s property.

Mar 15, 2022

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Shayne Trudelle appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of multiple crimes.

Mar 15, 2022

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mychael Hatcher appeals from the denial of his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2019-20), postconviction motion.

Mar 15, 2022

Suppression of Evidence – Blood Test

Mark Miller appeals from a judgment of conviction for fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), and from the denial of his reconsideration motion.

Mar 15, 2022

Divorce – Property Division

Darci Meeuwsen, pro se, appeals postdivorce orders regarding property division.

Mar 14, 2022

Sentencing Guidelines – RICO Violation

David Perez was a member of the Latin Kings street gang in Maywood, Illinois, and served in several leadership positions in which he ordered or personally carried out acts of violence, including the attempted murder of a former gang member.

Mar 14, 2022

Writ of Coram Nobis

Orvil Hassebrock, who has served his sentence for tax crimes, appeals from the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis.

Mar 14, 2022

Restitution Order

In 2019, a jury convicted Ana Alverez of thirteen counts stemming from her participation in a scheme involving the creation of hundreds of fake credit cards.

Mar 14, 2022

Warrantless Search & Seizure – Suppression of Evidence

A deputy sheriff on drug-interdiction duty in central Illinois observed an RV with a dirty license plate traveling on Interstate 72.

Mar 14, 2022

Qualified Immunity

Cory Lovelace died in her bed one morning in February 2006.

Mar 14, 2022

FCRA Violation – Summary Judgment

In 2017, a bankruptcy court discharged Brooke Persinger’s debts.

Mar 14, 2022

Sufficiency of Evidence

Chicago Police Officers Xavier Elizondo and David Salgado used their positions to embezzle drugs and cash, some of which they distributed to informants.

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