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Steven and Sondra Lisse appeal an order of the circuit court granting confirmation of sale and denying their motion for relief from the judgment of foreclosure.

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Syed Rizvi appeals a judgment convicting him of first degree reckless injury and aggravated battery, as a party to the crime in each instance.

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Amber DeGraff and Michael DeGraff appeal orders dismissing their complaint and awarding costs to the respondent defendants.

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T.J.B. appeals from an order granting the State’s motion waiving juvenile jurisdiction for a delinquency petition filed against him. T.J.B. argues the court erroneously exercised its discretion when it failed to sufficiently consider evidence related to the statutory criteria for waiver and that certain of the court’s findings were unsupported by the record.

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Simon appeals circuit court orders involuntarily terminating his parental rights to his twin sons, Austin and Anthony.

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Thomas D. Sykes and the other named plaintiffs (the Islanders) appeal an order granting summary judgment in favor of the Village of Summit and the Village’s Chief of Police Michael Hartert (collectively, Summit) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the State of Wisconsin (collectively, the DNR) and dismissing all of the Islanders’ claims and causes of action.

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Traci L. Kollross appeals a non-final order of the circuit court which denied her motion to dismiss a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a second offense.

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Dwayne K. Pearson, pro se, appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to vacate and/or modify prior court orders pertaining to his two children.

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Almost twenty‐five years ago, a jury convicted Christopher Coleman of armed robbery, home invasion, residential burglary, and aggravated sexual assault.

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Following her discharge from Kenco Logistics (“Kenco”), Mary Madison filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) charging that she was terminated in retaliation for engaging in protected activity.

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On February 15, 2019, plaintiffs‐appellants filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc.

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Barrington Music Products (Barrington) sued Music & Arts Centers (Music & Arts), Guitar Center Stores, Inc. (Guitar Center), Woodwind & Brasswind Inc. (Woodwind), and Eastman Music Company (Eastman), for infringing on Barrington’s “Vento” trademark with their use of the trademark “Ventus.”

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Robert McCarty tripped over a product display sign at a Menard’s home improvement store and then filed suit.

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Jurisdiction, the Supreme Court has reminded us, “is a word of many, too many meanings.” Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 90 (1998) (quoting United States v. Vanness, 85 F.3d 661, 663 n.2 (D.C. Cir. 1996).

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Weekly Case Digests – June 10, 2019 – June 14, 2019

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In 2007, Apple started selling iPhones. The next year, Apple launched the retail App Store, an electronic store where iPhone owners can purchase iPhone applications from Apple. Those “apps” enable iPhone owners to send messages, take photos, watch videos, buy clothes, order food, arrange transportation, purchase concert tickets, donate to charities, and the list goes on.

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The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods that apply to a “civil action under section 3730”—that is, an action asserting that a person presented false claims to the United States Government.

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This case, now before us for the third time, requires us to decide whether the Constitution permits a State to be sued by a private party without its consent in the courts of a different State.

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In 1957, the Wisconsin legislature conferred authority on counties to "establish a rural naming or numbering system in towns for the purpose of aiding in fire protection, emergency services, and civil defense."

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This appeal raises the question of whether the circuit court properly denied Denice Morgan’s motion to redact her name from the record of this eviction action on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website after the eviction action was dismissed.

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David Christian Ellestad appeals a judgment of divorce awarding an unequal division of property to, and indefinite maintenance in favor of, Christian’s former spouse, Jennifer Ellestad.

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Payday Loan Resolution, LLC, William Karger, and Lauren Petruzzelli (collectively, Payday) appeal a circuit court order that affirmed an Order of the Administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banking (the Division).

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Brett C. Basler appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), third offense, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).

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Pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51, W.E.L. was committed to the care and custody of Waukesha County and subject to the involuntary administration of medication during commitment.

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Christopher S. Stevens appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide on his no contest plea and from an order denying his postconviction motion challenging his sentence.

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This appeal arises from an eviction and money judgment against Alfred George d/b/a Victory Christian Cathedral, Inc. (George) after he defaulted on his lease with Victory Valley Church, Inc. (VVC).

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Srbo M. Lazic appeals the judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

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This appeal involves receivership proceedings commenced under WIS. STAT. ch. 128 (2017-18). Michael Polsky is the court appointed receiver of Gordy’s Chippewa Foods, Inc., and twenty-four related entities (collectively, “the Gordy’s Entities”).

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Todd Friday d/b/a Friday’s Contracting appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to reopen a default judgment entered against him in the small claims action brought against him by Paul Ryan d/b/a Paul and Christine Real Estate Services LLC.

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James M. Gregg appeals an order of the circuit court, upholding a decision by the City of West Allis Municipal Court, that Gregg had improperly refused to submit to one or more chemical tests after being arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI).

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