Weekly Case Digests – September 30, 2019 – October 4, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – September 30, 2019 – October 4, 2019
Court Error – Initial Joinder
In these consolidated cases, Israel Nunez appeals circuit court judgments convicting him of three counts of child sexual assault.
Summary Judgment – Restrictive Covenant
Thomas and Christine Zeal, lot owners in a residential subdivision, appeal an order denying their summary judgment motion and granting summary judgment in favor of the other subdivision lot owners and the subdivision’s Architectural Control Committee (collectively, “the neighbors”).
Plea Withdrawal
Keana S.J. Cousin appeals from a judgment convicting her of conspiracy to commit the manufacture or delivery of more than fifty grams of heroin and from an order denying her postconviction motion to withdraw her guilty plea.
Termination of Parental Rights
T.L.G. appeals an order of the circuit court terminating her parental rights to her son, M.I.G. T.L.G. argues that her no contest plea was not knowing, voluntary, or intelligent because her cognitive limitations prevented her from understanding the consequences of her plea.
Breach of Contract – Judgment
David and Patricia Sandlund (the Sandlunds) appeal from a money judgment in favor of general contractor Richard Birnschein d/b/a Progressive Carpentry regarding a construction project at the Sandlunds’ Door County home.
Attorney Fees
Wendy Waitzman and Joseph Waitzman, trustees of the Wendy J. Waitzman Living Trust (the Waitzmans) appeal from a judgment finding that the Waitzmans violated the Declaration of Condominium Ownership (the Declaration) by failing to obtain approval from Lolie’s West Bay Condominium Association (the Association) prior to remodeling their unit to a two-story building.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Eric Vanremortel appeals a judgment convicting him of disorderly conduct.
Abuse of Discretion – Child Support – Placement
Mahmoud and Amanda Sharaf divorced in 2017. Mahmoud now appeals from the divorce judgment, as well as from a post-divorce order clarifying the judgment.
Statute of Frauds – Unjust Enrichment – Supplemental Jurisdiction
Mountain Crest SRL, LLC (“Mountain Crest”), brought this action, alleging that Anheuser Busch InBev SA/NV (“Anheuser-Busch”) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (“Molson Coors”) had conspired to damage Mountain Crest’s beer exports to Ontario, Canada, in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1– 2. Mountain Crest also alleged that Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors were e[...]
Bankruptcy – Antitrust Claim
McGarry & McGarry, LLC, a creditor in a closed Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, tried three times to bring a price-fixing claim against Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (“BMS”), the trustee’s software-services provider.
Order Correcting Opinion – Sentencing Guidelines
Upon consideration of the MOTION TO CORRECT OPINION, filed on August 20, 2019, by counsel for the plaintiff-appellee United States of America, IT IS ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.
Legal News
- 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