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The constitution limits the power of the state to take someone’s property.

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Dominique M. Anwar appeals from a judgment of conviction for child neglect.

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Marcus Crumble appeals an order of the circuit court denying him any portion of his son’s estate.

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Brian Wiemeri appeals a divorce judgment that terminated his marriage to Stacy Wiemeri.

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Keystone Insights appeals an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Benjamin DeBruin.

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Terry Lynn Pundsack appeals the judgment of conviction, entered on a jury verdict, finding him guilty of substantial battery, with intent to cause bodily harm.

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Woodman’s Food Market appeals an order denying its motions after verdict and entering judgment based on a jury’s verdict finding that it was liable for injuries sustained by Jose Correa when he slipped and fell inside of one of its stores.

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The Pension Board of the Employees’ Retirement System of the County of Milwaukee (Board) appeals the trial court’s order reversing the Board’s decision to uphold the Board’s prior revocation of former County employee Dennis Dietscher’s pension benefits.

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This is Jesus Gonzalez’s second appeal from his convictions for first-degree reckless homicide and second-degree recklessly endangering safety.

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Antonio Herrera-Ortiz, pro se, appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child.

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This appeal arises from an action brought by Bank of America, N.A. (BANA) to foreclose upon a mortgage secured by real estate owned by Thomas and Michelle Juza.

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Gloria Fields, a 63‐year‐old African‐American woman, retired in 2016 from her job as a teacher with Chicago Public Schools.

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Like many students, plaintiff Nicole Nelson borrowed money to pay for her education.

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Jacob Lickers received a sentence of 132 months’ imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release for possessing child pornography.

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This case concerns a traffic stop in Rock Island, Illinois.

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Devan Dennis and Tyeane Halbert (collectively, Debtors) each owed debts to the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS).

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An Illinois state court entered a $1,356,435 judgment against The Structural Shop in 2009, and now TSS wants its insurer, Essex Insurance Company, to pay for it.

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This case involves an alleged breach of contract between Plaintiff Division Six Sports, Inc. (“Division Six”) and Defendant The Finish Line, Inc. (“Finish Line”).

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LeRoy Palmer(“Palmer”)is an inmate in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”).

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Darryl Christensen, a Polk County, Wisconsin Jail corrections officer, sexually assaulted plaintiffs J.K.J. and M.J.J. over three years during their incarcerations.

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American Airlines employed Kimberly Bilinsky for more than two decades.

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The Village of Orland Park fired police officer Joseph McGreal in 2010.

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Donald Fessenden applied for long‐term disability benefits through his former employer’s benefits plan.

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Contractual disputes can be messy and present many tangled knots.

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A federal grand jury indicted Ishaihu Harmelech on two counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Harmelech pleaded guilty to the first count, and the government dismissed the remaining count.

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The Armed Career Criminal Act, housed in § 924(e) of the Federal Criminal Code, mandates a minimum 15‐year sentence for a felon who unlawfully possesses a firearm and has three prior convictions for a “serious drug offense” or “violent felony.”

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Weekly Case Digests – July 29, 2019 – August 2, 2019

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Former Kenosha County District Attorney Robert D. Zapf appeals the report of Referee Dennis J. Flynn, who concluded that Attorney Zapf had committed two counts of professional misconduct and recommended that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year and that his resumption of the practice of law be subject to certain conditions.

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We review, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 757.91 (2017-18), a judicial conduct panel's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation for discipline for the Honorable Leonard D. Kachinsky, a former municipal judge for the Village of Fox Crossing Municipal Court.

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A jury found John E. Paul guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration.

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