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Jeremy Blank appeals pro se from orders summarily denying his motions for postconviction relief and for reconsideration of that denial.

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E.C.H. appeals an order of the circuit court granting a WIS. STAT. ch. 51 extension order. E.C.H. has since been released from his commitment.

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Taft and Carol Parsons (the Parsons) appeal the trial court’s order dismissing their claims against Associated Banc-Corp (the Bank).

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Anthony Kwaame It, pro se, appeals from judgments, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of four different offenses in three cases.

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David Stroede appeals the order granting summary judgment to Society Insurance and Railroad Station, LLC, based on Jacob Tetting’s actions.

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Samterious Gordon appeals a judgment of conviction for one count each of first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Hector M. Martin-Andrade appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child.

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Matthew Curtis Sills appeals from the judgment of conviction, following his guilty plea to one count of second-degree sexual assault.

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Brian A. Patterson, pro se, appeals the summary judgment order dismissing his legal malpractice action against his former criminal defense attorney, Steven R. Kohn, Kohn and Smith Law Offices, and Kohn’s malpractice insurance provider (collectively, “Kohn”).

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The district court issued an injunction requiring Indiana to treat children born into female-female marriages as having two female parents, who under the injunction must be listed on the birth certificate.

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Patients are often the best source of information about their medical condition.

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Prisoners face unique challenges when submitting legal filings.

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A federal jury convicted Kevin Ingram of three counts of Hobbs Act robbery (Counts 1–3), one count of attempted Hobbs Act robbery (Count 4), and four counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of those crimes of violence (Counts 5–8).

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Judy Prater applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits based on a variety of mental and physical impairments.

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Barbara Kaiser had surgery to implant the Prolift Anterior Pelvic Floor Repair System, a transvaginal mesh medical device that supports the pelvic muscles.

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Federal law imposes a duty on unions to fairly represent all employees in their bargaining units.

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William Dodds appeals several conditions of supervised release imposed as part of his sentence for passport fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542.

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Weekly Case Digests – February 3, 2020 – February 7, 2020

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In this case we are asked to address a multitude of issues that arise out of common law and statutory misrepresentation claims.

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This is a review of a per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Coffee, No. 2017AP2292-CR, unpublished slip. op. (Wis. Ct. App. Nov. 6, 2018), affirming the Milwaukee County circuit court's judgment of conviction and order denying Donavinn D. Coffee's ("Coffee") postconviction motion for resentencing.

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L.E. appeals an order from the Portage County Circuit Court extending her involuntary commitment as requested by Portage County pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51. L.E. contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the circuit court’s order extending her commitment.

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In this appeal, Kody K. Johnson contends that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to three misdemeanor counts of contempt of court.

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Heinrich pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of bail jumping, and he now seeks to withdraw his plea on grounds that the charges are without a factual basis and multiplicitous.

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In these consolidated appeals, Adam Young appeals from judgments convicting him of possessing cocaine with intent to deliver and two counts of delivering cocaine.

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Curtis Hestad and Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC, appeal a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, awarding damages to DeEtte and Ernest “Pat” Fankhauser for the destruction of a bridge on the Fankhausers’ property.

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Kevin A. Taylor appeals a judgment entered after he pled guilty to second-degree recklessly endangering safety as a repeat offender and causing soft tissue injury to a police officer while resisting the officer.

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Deray J. Shaffale appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to void a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity (VPA).

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The State appeals an order of the trial court granting Andre David Nash’s motion to suppress identification evidence obtained in a lineup.

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Lanard Hollenquest appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest pleas, convicting him of two counts of causing great bodily harm by operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and one count of causing injury by operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, as a second offense.

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), upset what was once a seemingly settled question of federal law.

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