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Roger Shaide, Roxanne Shaide, Mikel Huppert, and Kelly Huppert (collectively, “the Shaides”) appeal an order in which the circuit court granted Steven and Teresa Sullivan’s motion for reconsideration of a prior order that determined the parties’ respective rights to a disputed area of waterfront property.

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Citation Partners, LLC is in the business of leasing aircraft. At issue in this case is whether the total amount paid for an aircraft lease is subject to sales tax, or, if portions of a lease payment attributed to aircraft maintenance and engine maintenance are statutorily exempt from sales tax.

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The Estate of Stephen O’Bryan, Brendan Tim O’Bryan, Joan O’Bryan Herriott, and the remaining plaintiffs appellants named in the caption above appeal from an order of the circuit court dismissing their derivative action against Lakewood Farms, Inc. (LFI) and against David L. O’Bryan, Thomas O’Bryan, and various other O’Bryan family members, all on LFI’s board of directors.

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Lamondo Turrubiates appeals from an order that: (1) compelled him to disclose his cell phone passcode to law enforcement...

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Darrell Anthony Killebrew appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of disorderly conduct as an act of domestic abuse with use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of threat to a law enforcement officer, with all counts as a repeat offender.

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Antwan Devonta Green appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a jury trial for felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon, both as a party to a crime, and an order denying postconviction relief.

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Emanual Santana appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of first-degree sexual assault and an order denying his postconviction motion, without a hearing.

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David Charles Smith appeals the judgment of conviction for multiple counts of sexual assault of two children.

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Plaintiff-appellant Bobbie Jo Scholz suffered from serious physical and mental ailments following her service in the military.

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Weekly Case Digests – February 7, 2022 - February 11, 2022

Lamont Donnell Sholar, pro se, appeals his judgment of conviction for five counts related to sex trafficking and the circuit court order denying his motion for postconviction relief without a hearing.

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Sarah appeals from orders terminating her parental rights to her two daughters, Nora and Abby, based upon her failure to assume parental responsibility for them.

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It is criminal “distribut[ion]” of child pornography within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) to knowingly make a file containing child pornography available for others to access and download via a peer-to-peer filesharing network.

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A jury found Carl McAdory guilty of two driving-related offenses after hearing evidence that a chemical test of a sample of his blood, drawn after he was arrested following a traffic stop, showed the presence of cocaine and marijuana.

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Ya Yang appeals his below-guidelines sentence, arguing that the district court erred because it considered an audio file at sentencing that was not publicly available on the court’s electronic docket.

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Joan and Rick Scalcucci appeal a summary judgment order dismissing their personal injury suit against the City of Madison and the County of Dane (collectively, “the Municipalities”).

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Following an investigation of an Indianapolis‐based drug trafficking organization, the government secured a warrant to search Juan Zamudio’s residence, where they found large amounts of methamphetamine, a digital scale, and a loaded firearm.

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Alex Scott Stone appeals from an order requiring him to pay restitution of $6,008.60 to the victim, M.S. Stone claims the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in making the restitution award either in misinterpreting WIS. STAT. § 973.20 (2017-18)2 or because Stone did not have the ability to pay.

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Roman T. Wise appeals from a judgment of conviction for four counts of fleeing or eluding an officer and an order of the postconviction court denying, without a hearing, his motion seeking to vacate three of his convictions on the basis that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

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This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Lira, Nos. 2019AP691-CR & 2019AP692-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Sep. 29, 2020), affirming in part and reversing in part the Milwaukee County circuit court's order denying Cesar Antonio Lira's motion for sentence credit.

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After a steady buildup of performance problems, Beth Sweet lost her job as a customer-service representative in the clerk-treasurer’s office in the Town of Bargersville, Indiana.

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Defendants-Appellees filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on September 2, 2021.

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Sophisticated players in the healthcare market know that services come at a cost; providers charge fees commensurate with the services rendered; and payors expect to receive value for their money.

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Joel Reinebold applied to be the head baseball coach of Indiana University South Bend (“IUSB”). After IUSB declined to hire Reinebold, he sued IUSB, Athletic Director Steve Bruce, and Assistant Athletic Director Tom Norris under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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Samuel Moreland argues his federal habeas corpus petition was erroneously dismissed when the district court concluded that the petition was time barred and circumstances did not warrant equitable tolling.

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Weekly Case Digests – January 31, 2022 - February 4, 2022

Tiffany appeals from an order extending her involuntary commitment and an order for involuntary medication and treatment, both entered pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51.

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This chapter 980 commitment case began in 2001 with the filing of a petition in the circuit court requesting that Charles Montgomery be committed as a sexually violent person.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a correction was made to the heading in section II.C. on page 10 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on November 11, 2021.

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Lisa A. Riegleman Revocable Trust (“the Trust”) appeals a final judgment, entered following a bench trial, determining the northern boundary of property that it owns in Lisbon, Wisconsin (“the property”).

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