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Case Digests

Jul 24, 2023

Divorce-Jurisdiction

The parties were married on February 16, 2001; they separated when Sulieman left Fisher in 2008; Sulieman moved to and resides in Milwaukee; and Fisher remains in Detroit, Michigan, where the parties had resided together.

Jul 24, 2023

Summary Judgement-Causation and Reasonableness

Around 4:36 AM, Simmons, Washington's cellmate, woke up to the sound of Washington, a pretrial detainee, struggling to breathe. Despite Simmons' efforts to shake Washington awake, there was no response.

Jul 24, 2023

Violating Fourth Amendment Rights

C.S., who has developmental and cognitive disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, faced a distressing incident.

Jul 24, 2023

Sentencing Guidelines

Cruz-Rivera was convicted of first-degree rape and first-degree assault in New York in 2001 after he violently attacked two women who suffered from a mild mental disability.

Jul 24, 2023

Habeas Corpus-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

The victim was found dead outside a casino after a shooting, and Grady became the main suspect.

Jul 24, 2023

Slander of Title-Unjust Enrichment

Upon O’Sucha’s passing, the property, held in a land trust, was intended to be evenly distributed among her four children, including Lesko.

Jul 24, 2023

“Brady” Violation

Gilbert and his son Michael faced charges related to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

Jul 24, 2023

Pre-Enforcement Review of Agency Decision

The Cardinal-Hickory Creek Project is a planned electric transmission line that would deliver wind energy from Iowa to Southern Wisconsin.

Jul 24, 2023

Habeas Relief- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mata fired shots, resulting in the death of two men and the injury of another.

Jul 24, 2023

Fourteenth Amendment-Criminal Recklessness

On May 6, 2020, Lisby, who was eight months pregnant, and Lewis were walking along the shoulder of State Road 37 in Indianapolis, trying to make their way back to their motel.

Jul 24, 2023

Evading Arrest-Sentencing Guidelines

Identified as the cocaine supplier and leader of a trafficking operation, in cases against eight drug couriers, the government informed Caraway's attorney about the impending indictment, leading Caraway to voluntarily travel to Illinois for a proffer interview.

Jul 24, 2023

Negligence-Motor Vehicle-State’s Regulatory Authority

Ye pursued a case against GlobalTranz, a freight broker, after her husband's death in a highway accident.

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