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Preliminary Injunction
On May 24, 2019, the district court entered an opinion that concludes with language that the judge believed would serve as a preliminary injunction.
Unlawful Detainment – Prolonged Detention by Law Enforcement
Plaintiff-appellant Gai Levy brought this lawsuit against defendants-appellees, the Marion County Sheriff and the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County (collectively, “defendants”), alleging constitutional violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for unlawfully detaining him.
4th Amendment Violation
Unreasonable seizures violate the Fourth Amendment while voluntary encounters with the police do not.
Due Process Violation
Plaintiff Lisa Ulrey served as the assistant principal of the Manchester Junior-Senior High School until November 4, 2014, when she resigned during a meeting with William Reichhart, the school district’s superintendent.
Court Error – Denial of Continuance – Damages
Rapper Jayceon Taylor, better known as “The Game,” starred in a VH1 television show called She’s Got Game, an imitation of the long-running reality dating series The Bachelor.
Judgment – Costs
Plaintiff Marvin Abernathy was injured while working for defendant Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.
Sherman Act Violation
For nearly 30 years, Chicago Studio Rental, Incorporated and Chicago Studio City Real Estate Holdings, LLC (collectively, “Chicago Studio”) operated the only film studio in Chicago, Illinois.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
George Walker is an inmate at Stateville Correctional Center.
Immigration – Removal Order
Henrikas Malukas, a citizen of Lithuania, entered the United States in 1992 on a tourist visa and did not leave when it expired.
4th Amendment Violation
Antoinette Wonsey’s Chicago home attracted two types of visitors: tourists and police.
Weekly Case Digests – November 11, 2019 – November 15, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – November 11, 2019 – November 15, 2019
Termination of Parental Rights
T.R. appeals the circuit court’s orders terminating her parental rights to three children, K.D., K.S., and A.S., on the petitions of the Dane County Department of Human Services (the County).
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- 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
