Breach of Contract
This case involves an alleged breach of contract between Plaintiff Division Six Sports, Inc. (“Division Six”) and Defendant The Finish Line, Inc. (“Finish Line”).
Damage Award
LeRoy Palmer(“Palmer”)is an inmate in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”).
Sufficiency of Evidence
Darryl Christensen, a Polk County, Wisconsin Jail corrections officer, sexually assaulted plaintiffs J.K.J. and M.J.J. over three years during their incarcerations.
Abuse of Discretion – Attorney Fees
The Village of Orland Park fired police officer Joseph McGreal in 2010.
ERISA – Administrator Deadline
Donald Fessenden applied for long‐term disability benefits through his former employer’s benefits plan.
Sentencing Guidelines
A federal grand jury indicted Ishaihu Harmelech on two counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Harmelech pleaded guilty to the first count, and the government dismissed the remaining count.
Sentencing Guidelines
The Armed Career Criminal Act, housed in § 924(e) of the Federal Criminal Code, mandates a minimum 15‐year sentence for a felon who unlawfully possesses a firearm and has three prior convictions for a “serious drug offense” or “violent felony.”
Weekly Case Digests – July 29, 2019 – August 2, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – July 29, 2019 – August 2, 2019
Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
Former Kenosha County District Attorney Robert D. Zapf appeals the report of Referee Dennis J. Flynn, who concluded that Attorney Zapf had committed two counts of professional misconduct and recommended that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year and that his resumption of the practice of law be subject to certain conditions.
Judicial Misconduct
We review, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 757.91 (2017-18), a judicial conduct panel's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation for discipline for the Honorable Leonard D. Kachinsky, a former municipal judge for the Village of Fox Crossing Municipal Court.
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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