Abuse of Discretion – Default Judgment
Frank T. Whitehead moved the circuit court for default judgment against Indianhead Food Distribution and Corbet Petersen.
Statutory Interpretation – Repossession
Greg Strandlie, Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc., and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (collectively, the defendants) repossessed Danelle Duncan’s vehicle while it was parked in the shared garage on the ground floor of her multi-unit apartment complex.
Prisoner – Legal Loan Authorization
Michael Morris appeals an order that affirmed a decision by the secretary of the Department of Corrections on an inmate complaint.
Abuse of Discretion – Sufficiency of Evidence
Leonard D. Kachinsky appeals from an amended judgment of conviction finding him guilty of violating a harassment injunction and from an order denying his postconviction motion.
Easement
Norbert T. and Carol A. Roffers (the Rofferses) appeal from an order of the circuit court granting the Coreys declaratory judgment.
Postconviction Motion Denied – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Placido A. Flores, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Abuse of Discretion – Termination of Parental Rights
L.C. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, M.S. Jr., on the petition of the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services.
Plea Withdrawal
Brian Anthony Taylor appeals a judgment of conviction, following a no contest plea, to one count of child enticement.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Jake Westerhof and Uneeda Rest, LLC, appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Darrin Stingle appeals a judgment entered following a bench trial at which the circuit court determined that he violated WIS. STAT. § 281.36(3b)(b) by discharging fill material into a wetland without a permit.
LIRC Review – Worker’s Compensation
Marie McRoberts appeals from a circuit court order affirming an order of the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC).
Sufficiency of Evidence
Christopher Higgins appeals from a circuit court order granting a ten-year domestic abuse injunction with a firearms restriction, entered in favor of his former girlfriend.
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- 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
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property