Small Claims – Motion for Reconsideration Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//January 8, 2020//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Phillip Byrd v. Donald Strahota, et al.

Case No.: 2018AP1996

Officials: BLANCHARD, J.

Focus: Small Claims – Motion for Reconsideration Denied

Phillip Byrd, pro se, appeals an order of the circuit court dismissing his small claims action against employees of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and the court’s denial of his motion for reconsideration. The court dismissed Byrd’s complaint on the ground that he failed to follow the requirement in WIS. STAT. § 893.82(5) that claimants serve the attorney general with notices of claim by certified mail. Byrd makes several arguments on appeal, each of which I reject, and accordingly affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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