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Weekly Case Digests – January 17, 2022 - January 21, 2022

The circuit court sentenced Randy Bolstad, after revocation of his probation, to five years of initial confinement and two years of extended supervision for attempted robbery with threat of force.

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Heartland Credit Union brought a mortgage foreclosure action against Chocolaterian LLC in the Dane County Circuit Court. Heartland appeals an order of the circuit court which granted the motion of Duane Beckett, a junior lienholder, to confirm a sheriff’s sale of real property belonging to Chocolaterian (“the property”).

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This appeal concerns WIS. STAT. § 632.32(5)(i) (2019-20), which permits an insurer to offset underinsured motorist (UIM) or uninsured motorist (UM) coverage limits to account for payments from other sources.

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Mark B. Pattinson appeals a final judgment, entered on a jury verdict, dismissing his personal injury suit against Richard H. Ubersox.

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Martin M. Gonzalez appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting him of municipal disorderly conduct following a jury trial.

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Cheri Mastel appeals from an order of the circuit court denying her petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to compel the School District of Elmbrook (District) to provide her with...

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraph 1, adding footnote 1, in the above-captioned opinion which was released on September 29, 2021.

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S.T. appeals the orders of the trial court terminating her parental rights to P.G., Jr., and twins J.G. and J.G.

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Frank K. Miles, Jr., appeals from a judgment, entered on his guilty pleas, convicting him of possession of a firearm by a felon and fifth offense operating while intoxicated (OWI).

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Jesse Rogalla appeals a judgment convicting him of disorderly conduct, as an act of domestic abuse.

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A jury convicted Danny Wilber of murder in Wisconsin state court, and he was sentenced to a life term in prison.

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In March 2017, the Department of Homeland Security commenced removal proceedings against Yves Mabuneza.

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Melvin Reed applied for a job at Planet Fitness of Milwaukee.

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Jose Edin Pineda-Teruel illegally entered the United States in 2007.

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Damon Turnage contends that on September 21, 2016, he fell from an upper bunk at Cook County Jail and suffered a broken ankle plus other injuries.

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Carl P. Palladinetti participated in a scheme to defraud lenders into facilitating certain real estate transactions.

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Weekly Case Digests – December 6, 2021 - December 10, 2021

This court has pending before it Attorney Jean M. Robinson's petition for reinstatement of her license to practice law in Wisconsin.

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Cory Eubanks appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration (PAC) as a fourth offense, following a jury trial. Eubanks contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the jury verdict.

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Acting in consultation with tax advisors and attorneys, the large shareholders of a closely held corporation executed what amounted to a sale of the corporation.

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S.C. appeals from circuit court orders terminating his parental rights to his two children, C.C. and A.M.C.2 S.C.’s appointed attorney, Brian C. Findley, has filed a no-merit report pursuant to WIS. STAT. RULES 809.107(5m) and 809.32. S.C. was served with a copy of the report and has filed a response.

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Lindsey Dostal (hereinafter, “Dostal”) appeals a circuit court’s grant of summary and declaratory judgment to State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (hereinafter, “State Farm”).

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Devon Kamar Green appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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William White sued several federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, challenging the pace at which the agencies released responsive records and their alleged failure to reveal other records.

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Christian Lovies, wielding a gun, stole Emily Butler’s car as she was filling it with gasoline.

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Henry Wood was arrested for violating his parole. Midway through the arrest, parole agents found methamphetamine hidden underneath the back cover of his cellphone.

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This appeal is another chapter in concurrent federal and state litigation challenging the construction of a $500 million, 100-mile power line in southwestern Wisconsin.

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A grand jury indicted petitioner-appellant Jamar Plunkett on a charge of distributing crack cocaine.

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Plaintiffs Kenneth and Ardyce Heiting brought this action seeking an income tax refund of the taxes they had paid on an unauthorized sale of stock by a trust.

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