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This action is an attempt by medical providers to curb what is alleged to be an unlawful Medicaid recoupment policy by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS).

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This case is before us a second time. In 1986, Ted and Carolyn Ritter d/b/a Bibs Resort, Inc. (the Ritters) purchased a lakefront resort property and named it “Bibs Resort.”

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Robert Hammersley, pro se, appeals an order denying him relief from a 1995 default order revoking his driver’s license for violating Wisconsin’s implied consent law.

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Timothy Bowler, Kim Bowler and Alpine Resort of Presque Isle, Inc. (collectively, the Bowlers) appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Vilas County to enforce an ordinance establishing a uniform addressing system within the County.

John Flasko Phillips appeals a judgment convicting him of second-degree reckless homicide, as a party to a crime.

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Corey Benson, pro se, appeals from judgments, entered upon a jury’s verdicts, convicting him on one count of child abuse, one count of child neglect, one count of first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of felony bail jumping.

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This appeal presents issues stemming from a prison’s discipline of a prisoner and his later suicide attempts.

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One afternoon in 2014, three Chicago police officers stopped three black men in a grey sedan to investigate a nearby shooting that had happened a few hours earlier.

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The opinion issued in the above-entitled case on June 12, 2019, is hereby amended as follows...

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A federal grand jury indicted defendants Julian Thomas and James Thompson for robbing a bank.

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SportFuel appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Gatorade and its parent company, PepsiCo.

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Jeffrey Leiser was an inmate at the Wisconsin Stanley Correctional Institution where Sergeant Karen Kloth was employed.

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Paul Nigl, pro se, appeals an order denying a motion, based upon his ongoing incarceration, to reduce the balance of his child support arrears, eliminate the accrued interest on those arrears, and modify his $5 weekly arrearage payment.

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This class action suit challenges the red light camera program of the Village of Lakemoor, Illinois.

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Richard Kraemer pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B).

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The complex background of these consolidated appeals burrows through over a decade of litigation.

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Tara Crump applied for disability benefits based on numerous mental health impairments, including bipolar disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder.

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In United States v. Cardena, 842 F.3d 959 (7th Cir. 2016), we held that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)— which partially defines “crime of violence” for § 924—is unconstitutionally vague.

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Cash Depot underpaid employees for their overtime work.

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Before bringing a tort claim against the United States, a plaintiff must first exhaust her administrative remedies by presenting her claim to the appropriate federal agency.

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The plaintiffs were inmates at Stateville Correctional Center when they were struck by buckshot fired by the defendant prison guards.

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Weekly Case Digests – August 19, 2019 – August 23, 2019

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Lonnie Ayotte appeals a judgment of the circuit court entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, as a fourth offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(b) (2015-16).

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Armond Hill appeals an order on certiorari affirming the respondent’s decision to revoke his probation.

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In 2016, James Culver was on extended supervision that had been imposed in 2008 when he was sentenced for OWI, as a fifth offense, and with minors in his vehicle, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 346.65(2)(f).

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This case returns to us following remand and arises from claims brought by Jeffrey Riggert under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against John Reed.

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Angela Strunsee (formerly Angela La Bri) and Jeffrey La Bri were divorced in the Washington County Circuit Court.

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Gilbear H. Valdez, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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The State appeals from an order dismissing six felony counts against Medford B. Matthews, III, leaving one misdemeanor count of sexual intercourse with a child.

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This case involves a challenge by Garfield Baptist Church to the City of Pewaukee’s charges for use of its storm water management system.

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