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Deyontae Cornail Stinson appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of five charges.

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Robert J. Hutchinson, pro se, appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion for contempt against Kohner Mann & Kailas SC, and The North River Insurance Co. (collectively, KMK), granting KMK’s motion for contempt against Robert Hutchinson, and barring Robert from filing additional motions relating to the case underlying this appeal.

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Brittany S. Baier appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 940.01(1)(a) and 941.29(1m)(a) (2015-16).

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Sanimax LLC appeals a judgment awarding money damages and attorney’s fees to Blue Honey Bio-Fuels, Inc., and Coulee Region Bio-Fuels, LLC.

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Troy Lasecki appeals a judgment convicting him of two misdemeanor counts of engaging in unfair trade practices and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Thor Jepsen appeals from a judgment of conviction, following his plea of no contest to third-degree sexual assault, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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This case—which is before us for the second time— requires us to determine whether the circuit court properly granted Adam Vice’s motion to suppress his confession to sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.

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Winston B. Eison, pro se, appeals an order denying the motion he filed pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18).

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Chase Boruch, pro se, appeals an order denying his motion to waive the fees associated with the preparation of certain transcripts he requested to facilitate an appeal of an order denying his motion for postconviction relief under WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18).

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Alfred L. Cross pled guilty to five counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(1).

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Plaintiff Randy McCaa is a Wisconsin prisoner who alleges that prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights by responding with deliberate indifference to his threats to commit suicide or to harm himself in other ways.

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Carlos Alvarez‐Espino entered the United States illegally in 1996, settled in Chicago, but later ran into legal trouble and came to the attention of immigration enforcement.

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Scott Hildreth, an inmate at an Illinois maximum-security prison, suffers from Parkinson’s disease.

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Weekly Case Digests – June 8, 2020 – June 12, 2020

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This case arises from protracted litigation between petitioners Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc., and others (collectively Lucky Brand) and respondent Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. (Marcel).

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This case is about the assertion of power by one unelected official, Andrea Palm, and her order to all people within Wisconsin to remain in their homes, not to travel and to close all businesses that she declares are not "essential" in Emergency Order 28.

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In these consolidated appeals, Haley appeals nonfinal orders of the circuit court in two termination of parental rights (TPR) cases pertaining to her children, Rachel and Jack.

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D.R.C. appeals from a dispositional order finding him delinquent for operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, and he challenges the denial of his motion to suppress statements he made to police.

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Sophie appeals a nonfinal order in this termination of parental rights (TPR) case.

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J.W. appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his biological child, R.W. J.W. argues that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion when it terminated J.W.’s parental rights because the trial court’s decision was based on its determination that J.W. was unlikely to meet the conditions of return for his daughter because J.W. has a learning disability with respect to reading and writing.

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Kieuta Z. Perry, Jr. appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for armed robbery and first-degree recklessly endangering safety, both as a party to a crime.

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Jeffrey Quitko appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of eighth-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC).

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Larry Rader, pro se, appeals an order dismissing with prejudice his claims against Pine Ridge Trails Community Services Association, Inc., and its insurer, Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Company.

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Hummingbird Storage, LLC, appeals an order dismissing its action for certiorari review of the decision of the City of Milwaukee’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BOZA) allowing a use variance for a self-service storage facility at 6801 West Morgan Avenue (Morgan Avenue property) in the City.

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Gary Price appeals an order granting summary judgment in favor of Wisconsin Electric Power Co., d/b/a WE Energies.

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Paris Markese Chambers appeals the judgments, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of two counts of felony theft, one count of attempting to steal a motor vehicle, one count of stealing a motor vehicle, and two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property, all as a party to a crime; and two counts of bail jumping.

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Bill Yang appeals a judgment convicting him of fifteen drug-related felonies, five counts of felony bail jumping, and two felony counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.

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Matthews argues that he requested substitution of the assigned judge in the case before any substantive issue was resolved and, therefore, the trial court was required to grant substitution.

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David J. Frahm, Sr., and Constance J. Frahm (the Frahms) appeal from a judgment determining the location and width of a right-of-way easement.

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While confined in the Polk County Jail, two female inmates, J.K.J. and M.J.J., endured repeated sexual assaults at the hands of correctional officer Darryl Christensen.

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