Superintendent Michael Hafemann assumed control of Milwaukee County’s House of Correction early Tuesday morning.
Despite confirmation of an appeal from Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s attorney, the Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Michael Hafemann superintendent of the House of Correction on Monday.
A judge delayed a decision Thursday on whether Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s lawsuit over House of Correction control will go to trial.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s attorney is claiming the county’s Board of Supervisors erred when it tried to transfer control of the House of Correction to a superintendent.
Milwaukee County supervisors may have inadvertently complicated their effort to transfer control of the House of Correction to a superintendent from Sheriff David Clarke Jr. by voting to create that position before the county executive is prepared to fill it.
An effort to smooth the transfer of control of Milwaukee County’s House of Correction from Sheriff David Clarke Jr. to Interim Superintendent Michael Hafemann could backfire.
The outcome of a lawsuit over control of the House of Correction in Franklin could depend on Milwaukee County’s responses to written questions from the attorney representing Sheriff David Clarke Jr.
Milwaukee County will have to wait until Monday to learn whether one of its employees can be questioned in Sheriff David Clarke Jr.’s lawsuit over control of the House of Correction in Franklin.
A lawsuit filed by Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke against the Milwaukee County Civil Service Commission over the layoffs of three captains is changing courtrooms.
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors rejected a request Wednesday by Sheriff David Clarke to hire his own attorney, at a cost of up to $300,000 annually in taxpayer expense, for representation in all cases relevant to his constitutional duties.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s decision to hire a private attorney without first consulting the county could end up costing him more than $55,000.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke wants a private attorney to represent him in professional cases.
A Milwaukee County judiciary board Thursday shot down Sheriff David Clarke’s request to retain outside counsel in matters pertaining to his professional duties.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and county officials are in dispute over who should pay more than $55,000 in private legal fees racked up as a result of an ongoing rift between the public official and the county.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is tapping a rarely used judicial process to bring criminal charges against a man who threatened a Madison radio talk show host.
