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Cordell Collins appeals several conditions he must abide by while on supervised release.

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Terry Carpenter, pro se, appeals the property division portion of a judgment dissolving his marriage to Mary Carpenter.

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In 1991 Michael Daniels was sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug-trafficking crimes he committed while leading the violent Brothers of the Struggle street gang in Milwaukee in the 1980s.

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John Vergara, Carlos Ruiz, and Jose Garcia filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Chicago Police Officers John Dal Ponte, Boonserm Srisuch, and Perry Nigro.

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Anthony Gardner was arrested after firing a gun at two vehicles thought to be driven by rival gang members.

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George Cole appeals a judgment awarding money damages to his former landlord, M. Blank Properties, LLC (Blank).

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Weekly Case Digests – October 21, 2019 – October 25, 2019

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Samuel Polhamus, acting pro se, appeals a circuit court order dismissing his small claims complaint seeking reimbursement of the cost of retrieving his vehicle after it was towed and impounded.

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K.E.K. appeals two decisions of the circuit court: one to extend K.E.K.’s involuntary commitment and the other requiring involuntary medication and treatment.

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A jury found Mark Kusters guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for the shooting death of Richard Flynn.

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In these consolidated pro se appeals, K.F. and M.F. appeal the circuit court’s decision ordering them to reimburse Vernon County for guardian ad litem costs. K.F. and M.F. also appeal the order denying their motion to modify the order for reimbursement.

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The respondent-appellant, Christopher A. Mutschler, appeals Referee Jonathan V. Goodman's report recommending that we deny Attorney Mutschler's petition for reinstatement of his license to practice law in Wisconsin, following his 2011 consensual license revocation.

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In this reciprocal discipline matter, Attorney Tracy R. Eichhorn-Hicks has entered into a stipulation with the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR).

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraphs 2, 13, and 15, as well as footnote 4 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on September 17, 2019.

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Garrett German appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest pleas, convicting him of two counts of possession of child pornography, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 948.12(1m) (2017-18).

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The State appeals from the circuit court’s order suppressing evidence obtained pursuant to the arrest of Scott J. Faruzzi, who had been charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI).

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Earnest E. Creech, pro se, appeals from a judgment entered by the trial court in resolution of his small claims case against Anita Moore.

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In this postdivorce judgment case, Angela Strunsee p/k/a Angela La Bri appeals from an order reducing maintenance and child support from her former husband, Jeffrey La Bri, as the circuit court held that a decrease in Jeffrey’s income constituted a substantial change in circumstances.

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K.K.E. appeals the orders terminating her parental rights to her three biological children.

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Jesse Jennerjohn appeals a judgment convicting him of possession with intent to deliver tetrahydrocannabinols (THC).

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Marvin Frank Robinson appeals a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, of one count of battery and one count of knowingly violating a restraining order, all charged with the domestic abuse modifier, in Milwaukee County Circuit Court case No. 2017CM2528.

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William Tadisch appeals pro se from an order of the circuit court dismissing his small claims case with prejudice and awarding Steimle Birschbach $1950 in attorney fees associated with defending against this action.

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A June afternoon in Wisconsin took a tragic turn when six-year-old Swannie Her was found unresponsive on the bottom of a man-made swimming pond operated by the City of West Bend.

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A group of workers at an Illinois coal mine received some unwelcome news on February 5, 2016.

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The district court certified a class of African-American financial advisers who worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank between 2013 and 2018.

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Plaintiff Patricia Ann Koehn brought this suit against a collection agency, alleging that its collection letter was misleading and violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.

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An ordinance in Downers Grove, Illinois, limits the size and location of signs.

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This appeal arises from a diversity action for declaratory relief brought by Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company (“Crum”) against GHD Inc., now known as DVO Inc. (“DVO”), seeking a determination that Crum does not have a duty to defend DVO in a state court action filed against DVO.

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Anyone who has worked in a commissioned sales position knows that earnings are unpredictable.

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Weekly Case Digests – October 14, 2019 – October 18, 2019

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