Recent Articles from dmc-admin
Temporary Restraining Order
According to the petition, after the Petitioner moved out of Johnson’s house, Johnson “continuously harassed, verbally abused, and threatened” the Petitioner multiple times over the ensuing seven months.
Contempt- Unfair Sales Act-Sanctions
Krist Oil, Co., appeals from a judgment awarding $705,093.54 to Pine Ridge Wausau, LLC, and Carkelsy, Inc., based on Krist’s violations of an injunction.
Suppression of Evidence
Paulson appeals an order that imposed penalties after a jury found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), as a first offense.
Fraud-Contract-Retaliation
Stewart purchased a vehicle from Power Sports (owned by Pozorski) for a total amount of $7,349. As part of his purchase, Stewart signed two documents noting that the vehicle was sold “AS IS.”
Termination of Parental Rights
Melissa appeals from circuit court orders terminating her parental rights to her children: James, Joseph, Violet, Lucy, Molly, Timothy, Matthew, and Zoey.
Sentencing Guidelines
Austin completed his 70-month sentence of imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1), on August 11, 2020, and began a three-year term of supervised release.
Post-Conviction Relief-Deficient Representation
Pierce was found guilty of multiple charges related to child molestation and identified as a repeat sexual offender.
Rooker-Feldman Doctrine-Foreclosure
The Seventh Circuit addressed a disagreement concerning the proprietors of two Chicago real estate parcels.
Sentence Reduction-First Step Act of 2018
The Seventh Circuit revisited a case involving Adam Tyrale Williams Jr.'s persistent efforts to reduce his sentences for crack-cocaine offenses.
Habeas Corpus Petition- Prosecutorial Misconduct
Darnell Dixon filed a habeas corpus petition after being found guilty of home invasion and murder by an Illinois state court and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Fond du Lac jury convicts man for brutal slaying
The jury listened to five days of testimony.
Wisconsin Assembly approves increases in out-of-state outdoor license fees to help close deficit
The Assembly passed the legislation 97-0, sending it to the Senate.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on addition months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies