Recent Articles from David Ziemer, [email protected]
Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
Echols, a civil detainee in an Illinois facility, sustained serious injuries in an attack by another resident.
Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
Angela Flowers had a car loan with Kia Motors Finance. One morning, she and her son noticed they were being followed by a truck.
Sentencing-Vindictiveness
Lass was initially charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse, but the case ended in a mistrial due to the alleged victim's disregard of a court order.
Evidentiary Testimony
Echols was found guilty of an attempt to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
Jackson, a prisoner at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), was placed in a cell without running water for five days.
Sentencing
Albert Larry Jr. appealed his conviction for conspiring to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
Contract
Zimmer Biomet, a medical-device manufacturer was sued by former sales distributors arising from a compensation agreement that guaranteed the distributors long-term commissions on all sales made within their distributorship territories after retirement.
Unauthorized Drug Distribution-Jury Instructions
A nurse practitioner, Lisa Hofschulz, and her ex-husband, Robert Hofschulz, were convicted of conspiracy and multiple counts of unauthorized drug distribution, including one count resulting in a patient's death.
Immigration- Cancellation of Removal
Juan Santiago Lopez, a Mexican national, sought to challenge an immigration judge's decision denying his request for cancellation of removal.
Insurance Coverage-Defense Costs
Robert Breuder, the former president of the College of DuPage, alleged defamation and other claims following his termination.
Sentencing Guidelines- Storing and Distributing Drugs
Montgomery, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
11 people injured when escalator malfunctions at Milwaukee ballpark
Six people were hospitalized.
Legal News
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
- MPD issues statement on outside agency officer assignments
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property