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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, 29 U. S. C. §201 et seq., requires employers to pay overtime compensation to covered employees.

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The petitioners, Robert and Judith Shugarts, seek review of a published court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to the Shugarts' underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier.

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Attorney James Toran appeals a report filed by Referee John A. Fiorenza concluding that Attorney Toran committed three counts of professional misconduct and recommending that Attorney Toran should be ordered to pay restitution and that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ("DNR") says its appeal in Clean Wisconsin, Inc. v. DNR, 2016AP1688 ("Clean Wisconsin") is pending in the wrong district, and asks us to exercise our supervisory authority to shepherd it to the correct venue.

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CED Properties, LLC (CED) challenges the special assessment imposed by the City of Oshkosh (City) following the reconfiguration of a traditional traffic light intersection into a roundabout.

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Collin Gallagher appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting him of a third intoxicated driving offense.

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Daniel Owens appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide and armed robbery with use of force, both as party to a crime, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Kenneth and Alecia Erdman appeal pro se from an order denying their motion to vacate a judgment of eviction, asserting that the circuit court prematurely resolved the merits of the eviction action and precluded the Erdmans from filing responsive pleadings and having a trial by jury.

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Barbara A. Simonson appeals from a final order of the circuit court approving a final plan of distribution for the Estate of John J. Hohler (the Estate) and the John J. and Jane Hohler Trust (the Trust) and ordering surcharges against Simonson.

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D.M.W., Sr. appeals the orders terminating his parental rights to two of his children, D.M.W., Jr. and D.W. D.M.W., Sr. contends that the circuit court erroneously severed his fact finding and disposition hearings, sua sponte, from those of the children’s mother.

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The State appeals the trial court’s grant of a motion to suppress evidence relating to charges brought against Marque D. Cummings for possession of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC).

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Lindsey Dawayne Neal appeals a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, of one count of possession with intent to deliver cocaine (between one and five grams) and one count of obstructing an officer.

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Bobbie Martz appeals a judgment convicting her of perjury as a party to a crime, and an order denying her postconviction motion.

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Arthur Foster, pro se, appeals an order denying his postconviction motion in which he requested a resentencing hearing after the circuit court amended the judgment of conviction to set a parole eligibility date.

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Luis Pizzaro appeals a judgment of conviction for three felonies and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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Rebecca Akin, a 47-year-old woman, challenges the denial of her application for Supplemental Security Income.

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LeeAnn Brock-Miller pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin.

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A jury found Isaiah Hicks guilty of multiple drug offenses.

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Clark & Leland Condominiums, LLC (“C & L”), and its shareholders, Heung Baek and Hyun Baek‐Lee (collectively “the Baeks”), brought this action against Northside Community Bank (“NCB”) and several of its employees, alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c).

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Three Terms ago, we held that one of multiple cases consolidated for multidistrict litigation under 28 U. S. C. §1407 is immediately appealable upon an order disposing of that case, regardless of whether any of the others remain pending.

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Attorney Wendy Alison Nora appeals from the report of the referee, Attorney Lisa C. Goldman, who found that Attorney Nora had committed four violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys and recommended that Attorney Nora's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year.

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We review, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.33(3), a report filed by Referee Jonathan V. Goodman, recommending the court reinstate the license of Patrick M. Cooper to practice law in Wisconsin, with conditions.

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X-Pert One Trucking Corporation and its owner, Joseph Adolphson, appeal the circuit court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of X-Pert One’s insurer, Northfield Insurance Company.

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Henry Weston appeals a judgment of conviction following a jury trial convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and aggravated battery, and orders denying Weston’s postconviction motions.

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Property owner 100 Harborview Partners, LLC, challenges the 2012 tax assessment by the City of La Crosse of a commercial building, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 74.37 (2009-10).

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This is a small claims action over insurance premiums.

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West Bend Mutual Insurance Company insured Ixthus Medical Supply, Inc. and Karl Kunstman, Ixthus’ principal (collectively, Ixthus) under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy and a commercial umbrella policy.

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Brenda Degross and James Sparish appeal from an order granting declaratory judgment in favor of Society Insurance, a Mutual Company, on the issue of insurance coverage.

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Dorian M. Torres appeals from a judgment of conviction and challenges the denial of his motion to suppress, asserting that police discovered evidence through a warrantless and unlawful search of his apartment.

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Ricardo L. Concepcion pled no contest to ten counts of possession of child pornography under WIS. STAT. § 948.12(1m) (2015-16) and was sentenced to nine years’ initial confinement followed by six years’ extended supervision.

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