Recent Articles from Steve Schuster, [email protected]
Termination of Parental Rights
The termination of parental rights (TPR) case involved two primary issues: whether the circuit court was required to wait at least two days before proceeding to a dispositional hearing after finding R.A.M.'s conduct in failing to appear as "egregious and without clear and justifiable excuse," and whether the court lacked competency to conduct the dispositional hearing without this waiting period.
Late Filing
Millsapp, representing herself, sued the Milwaukee Housing Authority (MHA) on August 24, 2022, alleging inadequate housing conditions and seeking rent relief.
Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
Synkelma appealed a circuit court's denial of certiorari relief regarding a decision by the Vilas County Board of Adjustment.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lindberg challenges his conviction on three counts of possession of child pornography and the trial court's denial of his postconviction motion without a hearing.
Sentencing
Jack Clayborne was convicted for involvement in an attempted carjacking.
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.
Legal News
- 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
- Teen charged with stealing Trump campaign team SUV from Pfister Hotel
Case Digests
- Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
- Separation of Powers- Legislative Oversight of Executive Actions
- Notice of Recommitment and Involuntary Medication Hearings
- Firearm Possession-Sufficiency of Evidence
- Motion for Substitute Counsel
- Jury Instructions
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Fourth and 14th Amendment Rights-Parental Medical Neglect
- Eminent Domain
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim-§1983 claim
- Employment Law- Title VII
- Employment Law