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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraph 1 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on June 30, 2020.

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The Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3131 et seq., seeks to protect subcontractors against nonpayment for work performed on federal government construction projects by requiring the prime contractor to provide a payment bond on which the subcontractor can then make a claim for payment.

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Defendant‐Appellant Compass Group, Inc., filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on May 19, 2020.

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Change is a constant in Wisconsin’s rules for holding elections.

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Abdullah Alkhalidi (“Alkhalidi”) was convicted of murder, robbery, and theft.

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Donald Jeffords was a crane operator on a construction project at an oil refinery.

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A prison disciplinary board in Indiana concluded that James Crawford had participated in an “unauthorized financial transaction” by telling Scott Wolf, a fellow inmate, to send $400 to his mother, Becky Crawford.

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Jacqueline Kennedy-Robey pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341.

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This is an appeal from a Federal Tort Claims Act judgment in favor of the plaintiff. When plaintiff Yong Juan “Maggie” Zhao gave birth to her son “S.,” he suffered an avoidable brachial plexus injury.

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Weekly Case Digests – August 17, 2020 – August 21, 2020

Every year, hundreds of thousands of aliens are apprehended at or near the border attempting to enter this country illegally.

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In Kokesh v. SEC, 581 U. S. ___ (2017), this Court held that a disgorgement order in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action imposes a “penalty” for the purposes of 28 U. S. C. §2462, the applicable statute of limitations.

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When spring finally arrives in Wisconsin, and roadways begin to thaw from the long winter, many municipalities impose weight limitations on certain roads especially vulnerable to deterioration during this time.

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This is a review, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 40.08(7), of a final decision of the Board of Bar Examiners (Board) declining to certify that the petitioner, David E. Hammer, satisfied the character and fitness requirements for admission to the Wisconsin bar set forth in SCR 40.06(1).

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Alfonso Lorenzo Brooks was parked on the side of a road after having been stopped for speeding.

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We review Referee Kim M. Peterson's recommendation that Attorney Peter J. Kovac's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for six months for four counts of professional misconduct.

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Elliot Brey brought suit in the Monroe County Circuit Court against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company seeking to recover underinsured motorist benefits based on the death of Elliot’s father, Ryan Johnson, who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

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Roger Duane Glenna, II, appeals a judgment that awarded maintenance and child support to Roger’s ex-spouse, Susan Glenna, in this divorce case.

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In 2002, John Gross was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide as a party to the crime.

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Robert Washington appeals a judgment of conviction for one felony count of pandering or pimping and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Sulayman Manneh appeals a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of a child and exposing genitals to a child, and an order denying Manneh’s motion for postconviction relief.

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Dawn Prado was involved in a fatal car crash, and while she was unconscious, law enforcement directed that a sample of her blood be drawn for chemical testing.

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What appears at first blush as a simple conviction for operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) without the required state-issued license in fact involves a more complicated (and as far as we can determine, unaddressed) question lying at the intersection of state and federal licensing requirements.

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Coolidge A L.L.C. and Coolidge B L.L.C. (hereinafter, collectively “Coolidge”) appeal from orders granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Waukesha and the City’s contractor, D.F. Tomasini Contractors, Inc., and dismissing the property damage claims brought by Coolidge arising from a public works project commissioned by the City and completed by Tomasini.

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Michael Suhs and his minor daughter, Megan Suhs, (collectively, “Suhs”) appeal an order dismissing their medical negligence and loss of society and companionship claims against Mark A. Gardon, M.D., Proassurance Casualty Company, Baycare Clinic, LLP - Neurological Surgeons, and the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (collectively, “Gardon”).

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Chad Kessler appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of two counts of criminal damage to property and one count each of fleeing or eluding an officer, burglary of a building or dwelling, operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent (OMVWOC), and misdemeanor theft.

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Russell Wilson appeals a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of a child and an order denying his postsentencing motion for plea withdrawal.

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Amber Michelizzi appeals an order providing Charles Smiley with shared legal custody and increased physical placement of their children.

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Rodney Lass appeals a judgment entered on jury verdicts convicting him of seven felonies and two misdemeanors, all as domestic abuse violations.

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Christann Spannraft, pro se, appeals her judgments of conviction for operating while intoxicated (OWI), first offense, and operating without required lamps lighted.

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