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Harold Alex Robinson appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief.

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Luis Robert Valdez appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child and exposing genitals to a child, and an order denying his postconviction motion requesting sentencing relief.

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Michael and Rhonda Sue Foley hired Harry Simons, Jr. to remodel their house.

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James Kruger appeals a judgment of conviction for armed robbery, strangulation and suffocation, and false imprisonment, all as a repeater.

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Robert Larson appeals an order that denied his motion to enforce a stipulation in which the State agreed not to oppose Larson’s petition for supervised release from a WIS. STAT. ch. 980 commitment in exchange for Larson’s agreement not to file a petition for discharge until after having completed 24 months of uninterrupted supervised release in the community.

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This appeal arises from a consolidated case consisting of two actions: (1) a foreclosure action brought by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., against Amin Shaikh and Naheed Shaikh; and (2) a declaratory judgment action brought by the Shaikhs against Wells Fargo asserting that Wells Fargo lacked the right to enforce the note and mortgage at issue in the foreclosure action.

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Oscar J. Martinez-Gonzalez appeals a judgment of conviction and challenges the denial of his motion to vacate an order of restitution.

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Lagoon Lane, LLC owns shoreland property in the Town of West Bend in Washington County that it sought to divide into several lots.

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J.W. appeals the orders of the trial court terminating her parental rights to her son, L.P.P. II, and her daughter, L.P.

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Robert Henson was found in contempt of court due to his failure to pay child support.

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Gregory Gorak appeals from a circuit court order denying and dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, an order denying his motion for reconsideration, and an order denying his motion to vacate or expunge those two orders.

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Dominique P. Wilder appeals the judgment convicting him, after a jury trial, of first-degree reckless homicide by use of a dangerous weapon as a party to a crime.

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Richard Zecchino and Adams Outdoor Advertising Limited Partnership (collectively, “Adams”), appeal an order of the circuit court dismissing its action against the Dane County Board of Supervisors and certain members of the Board regarding the renewal of a billboard lease.

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David Oberhofer, Andrew Oberhofer, Kurt Oberhofer, and Michael Oberhofer (collectively “the Oberhofer sons”) appeal from an order of the trial court directing the distribution of trust assets to the estate of their mother, Hallie Oberhofer; the trial court had granted a motion for distribution made by their father, Vincent Oberhofer, as personal representative for the estate.

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Jeffrey Behnke appeals a judgment of divorce, arguing the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in the division of property.

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James Lewis, Jr., appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him of attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon; false imprisonment with use of a dangerous weapon; battery in the course of a burglary with use of a dangerous weapon; and two counts of armed robbery with use of force.

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Paula Grigg, as special administrator of the Estate of Raymond Grigg (“Grigg”), appeals an order granting various dispositive motions in favor of Hudson Insurance Company (“Hudson Insurance”) and Hudson Specialty Insurance Company (“Hudson Specialty”).

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Terrance Lavone Egerson seeks to withdraw his guilty pleas, post sentencing, based on his claim of manifest injustice due to the alleged ineffective representation he received from trial counsel.

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Tyrus Lee Cooper appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty plea to one count of armed robbery.

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Vance White participated in a wire fraud scheme and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and one count of aggravated identity theft, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1).

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John Doe, whose legal name is Jane Doe, is a transgender man residing in Marion County, Indiana.

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David Barnes appeals his sentence. He argues that the district court incorrectly calculated his Guidelines range by counting a local ordinance violation for “Smoking Marihuana at a Public Park” in his criminal history score.

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Plaintiffs allege the City of Springfield (“Springfield” or “the City”) unlawfully discriminated against three disabled individuals when it ruled they could no longer occupy a single-family residence located within 600 feet of an existing disabled group home.

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On March 19, 2015, a jury convicted defendant-appellant Precious House of six counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, as a result of his involvement in a fraudulent automobile loan scheme.

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Sixteen‐year‐old Michael DeAngelo Sago, Jr., and three other young men attempted to rob a pizzeria at gunpoint.

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These consolidated appeals represent another application of the “categorical approach” for applying recidivist statutes.

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This is defendant Miles Musgraves’ second appeal from his 2015 convictions and sentences on drug and firearm charges.

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Plaintiff John Doe seeks lawful permanent residence in the United States under the Employment-Based Immigration: Fifth Preference category (“EB-5”). This visa program requires applicants to demonstrate that they have invested or are currently investing capital in a “new commercial enterprise” within the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(5)(A).

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In April 2014, a Verizon store in the Milwaukee area was robbed.

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Weekly Case Digests — Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2018

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