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Forfeiture Settlement Intervention
These two appeals present straightforward issues of contract law, but with some procedural complications.
Petition for Rehearing
The petition for rehearing en banc is GRANTED. The opinion and judgment entered by the panel are VACATED.
8th Amendment – Deliberate Indifference
Dennis Davis is an Illinois prisoner suffering from kidney disease.
Weekly Case Digests – October 7, 2019 – October 11, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – October 7, 2019 – October 11, 2019
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Elizabeth Farrell have filed a stipulation pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 that Attorney Farrell be publicly reprimanded, as discipline reciprocal to that imposed by the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon.
Judgment – Damages
Donald Lecheler, pro se, appeals a $2,000 small claims judgment in favor of his former tenant, Steven K. Stack.
Failure to Pay– Disposal of Counterclaims
Summit Credit Union initiated this action in the Dane County Circuit Court seeking a money judgment against David L. Mancl after Mancl failed to pay amounts due on his credit card account with Summit.
Jurisdiction
Scott Carrington Matthew appeals an order (1) vacating a default judgment entered in Matthew’s favor against Elite Team Auto Brokers, LLC, its owners, and a manager (collectively, Elite) and (2) dismissing Matthew’s action without prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction under WIS. STAT. § 801.05 (2017-18).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Eddie Ben Sanders appeals from judgments convicting him of attempted third-degree sexual assault, felony intimidation of a witness, and violating the sex offender registry.
Sentence Credit
Amy Zahurones pled no contest to four counts arising from a single course of conduct.
Property Assessment
Wisconsin & Milwaukee Hotel, LLC (WMH) appeals an order of the circuit court, following a court trial, upholding the City of Milwaukee’s 2014 and 2015 property tax assessments of the Milwaukee Marriott Hotel Downtown (the Hotel) located in downtown Milwaukee.
Breach of Agreement – Breach of Duty of Good Faith
Bufkin Academy, LLC appeals an order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
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- 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
