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Nelson Hardwood Lumber Company, Inc., mismarked a property boundary line and, as a result, erroneously harvested trees from a parcel that belongs to Jasen Dane Ranch, Inc. (JDR).

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The State appeals an order granting Jameil Garrett a new trial after two postconviction motions alleging ineffective assistance of trial and postconviction counsel for not calling alibi witnesses.

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Sterling W. Kienbaum appeals from an order denying his motion for sentence modification.

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A jury found John E. Sowin guilty of fifteen counts of possession of child pornography.

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City Centre, LLC (City Centre) and Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company appeal from the summary judgment dismissal of City Centre’s claim for coverage against ACE American Insurance Company (ACE).

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D.Q. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating his parental rights.

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J.M.W. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, N.M., on the petition of the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services.

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N.M. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating the parental rights of her mother, J.M.W., on the petition of the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services.

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T.F. appeals an order involuntarily terminating her parental rights to her daughter, Allie.

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Jackie Holloway, II appeals his judgment of conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon, as well as the order denying his postconviction motion.

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Kenneth Risch appeals a judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault of a child, as a repeater, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Michael Brantner appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 948.025(1)(b) (2017-18), and an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.

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Synika Kirk appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty plea, convicting him of conspiracy to manufacture or deliver between 2500 and 10,000 grams of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), contrary to WIS. STAT. § 961.41(1)(h)4. (2017-18).

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Section 1782(a) of Title 28 authorizes the district court to order a person within the district to give testimony or produce documents “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.”

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In 1996 the federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas sentenced Bruce Webster to death for the murder two years earlier of a 16-year-old girl.

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Weekly Case Digests – November 9, 2020 – November 13, 2020

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Petitioners, Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, the Green Party’s candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, have filed a petition for leave to commence an original action pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.70 and a motion for temporary injunctive relief.

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C.A.D. appeals a February 1, 2019 order of the circuit court extending his involuntary commitment for a 12-month period.

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Peter J. King, Jr., was convicted in the Sauk County Circuit Court of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and child enticement.

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Tyrone Brown appeals a circuit court judgment convicting him of disorderly conduct, false imprisonment, intimidating a victim, and felony and misdemeanor bail jumping.

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Jeffrey R. Palmer appeals a judgment of conviction entered on his guilty plea to one count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) as a fourth offense.

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Carly appeals from an order of the circuit court extending her involuntary commitment and from an order for involuntary medication and treatment.

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“Heather” appeals from an order for involuntary commitment.

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Bozena Twarowski appeals pro se from a judgment of conviction after being found guilty of disorderly conduct following a court trial.

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Paul Meixensperger and Harry Schmitz appeal from a judgment of eviction, asserting that the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Fond du Lac County.

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Jill Dahlquist appeals from an order determining that she violated a Village of Chenequa no parking ordinance.

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This is a public records case involving a draft contract, exchanged between Defendant-Respondent City of Waukesha (the City) and a private entity, Big Top Baseball, LLC (Big Top), setting forth proposed terms under which Big Top’s professional baseball team would play in a stadium to be constructed in Waukesha’s Frame Park.

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Nikola Stevlic appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of second-degree sexual assault by use of force; false imprisonment; two counts of substantial battery intending bodily harm; second-degree recklessly endangering safety, all with a domestic-abuse penalty enhancer; and exposing a child to harmful descriptions.

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Cortez Lorenzo Toliver appeals pro se from a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) postconviction motion without a hearing.

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Daniel Hennessy and Jane Hennessy appeal a circuit court order finding that a Mexican court judgment against the Hennessys is valid under Mexican law, and determining that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., is entitled to domesticate the Mexican judgment in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, giving it effect in Wisconsin under principles of comity.

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