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“We review the district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law de novo, viewing the evidence and drawing reasonable inferences in Hall’s favor. Mathur v. Bd. of Trs. of S. Ill. Univ., 207 F.3d 938, 941 (7th Cir. ...

Randall and Trudy Horlacher appeal a judgment affirming the grant of a conditional use permit to build a telecommunications tower on land zoned exclusively agricultural. The Horlachers argue that the Eau Claire County Board of Land Use Appeals erred when ...

“[I]n support of the causation element, Nieves offers only (1) her unsupported allegation that the decision was made after the protected speech and (2) the timing of the termination, occurring approximately one month after the protected speech. Neither of these ...

Because Midwest did not file a cross-claim against Horn, there exists no claim upon which Midwest could file a motion for default judgment in its favor and against Horn. “It follows that the failure to aver a claim for relief ...

Maurice Fields appeals a judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault by use of force. He also appeals the order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Fields argues that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when it denied his ...

“It is undisputed that Petry did not conduct any scientific tests or experiments in order to arrive at his conclusions. Petry never produced any studies, tests or experiments to justify or verify his conclusions, despite his representations to the court ...

“During both direct and cross-examination, Brennan invoked the marital privilege on her own behalf to avoid testifying about events and communications that occurred during the marriage. However, because the proceeding was one against her husband, the privilege was not hers ...

Melvin C. Welch appeals from a judgment of conviction for violating a harassment injunction. Welch raises five issues: (1) whether the harassment injunction is unconstitutionally vague; (2) whether the criminal complaint was sufficient; (3) whether there was sufficient evidence to ...

“As the Supreme Court held in Coss: ‘[O]nce a state conviction is no longer open to direct or collateral attack in its own right because the defendant failed to pursue those remedies while they were available (or because the defendant ...

“In summary, we conclude that because the substance of the relief the State seeks in its action against Hydrite is to compel Hydrite to pay for the cleanup of the Cottage Grove site, it is not a suit for ‘damages’ ...

Harold Grimes appeals a judgment convicting him of carrying a concealed weapon. Grimes contends that article I, section 25 of the Wisconsin Constitution, which provides that “people have the right to keep and bear arms,” renders sec. 941.23 unconstitutional. This ...

“As the district court concluded here, discharging a firearm is an inherently risky act. Even though shots were not aimed at a particular person, the actions of the mob could easily have caused an injury; the case law is replete ...

“The fatal flaw in Tyler’s request for application of the tolling rule to his petition is that he did not place all of the required documents and a disbursement request for the proper filing fee “in the prison mailbox” until ...

Jason W.T., a minor, challenges the circuit court’s decision not to suppress his confession to a burglary that he made to a police officer when questioned at his school. We conclude that Jason made the confession while being interrogated while ...

“Brumfield contends that the district court employed an unreliable methodology in holding him accountable for certain sales other members of the Armstrong organization made to a confidential government informant. In particular, from August until December 2000, other members of the ...

“Although to date Wisconsin courts have not specifically addressed whether the integrated systems approach applies to building construction, other jurisdictions have addressed this precise issue. One case in particular, Casa Clara Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Charley Toppino and Sons, Inc., ...

Edward H. appeals from a dispositional order adjudging him guilty of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child. He also appeals from a postdisposition order denying his motion for a new trial based upon a claim of ineffective ...

Jason W.T., a minor, challenges the circuit court’s decision not to suppress his confession to a burglary that he made to a police officer when questioned at his school. We conclude that Jason made the confession while being interrogated while ...

“[W]e determine that there was sufficient evidence pertaining to the relevant time period from January to April 1999 from which the jury could reasonably conclude that Venema ‘crossed the line’ in violation of the statute. However, we have no way ...

Sherman Sporle appeals a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OMVWI), as a first offense. He claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the results ...

Randall and Trudy Horlacher appeal a judgment affirming the grant of a conditional use permit to build a telecommunications tower on land zoned exclusively agricultural. The Horlachers argue that the Eau Claire County Board of Land Use Appeals erred when ...

Universal Underwriters Insurance Company appeals an order denying its summary judgment motion and granting Susan and Michael Riemers’ request for declaratory relief. The court granted the Riemers’ motion construing a Universal umbrella policy held by Burnsville Automobile to provide coverage ...

“Ms. Sargis undoubtedly has endured harassment and hardship in Iran on the basis of her ethnicity and religious affiliation. She has been confronted by police because her dress did not conform to the requirements imposed by the dominant religion, interrogated ...

Charles Snodgrass appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion. The issues are whether the search warrant was supported by probable cause, whether his right to a speedy trial was violated, and whether he was ...

“A mark is ‘generic’ when it has become the name of a product (e.g., “sandwich” for meat between slices of bread) or class of products (thus “church” is generic). But ‘Church of the Creator” is descriptive, like ‘lite beer.’ It ...

David E. Polnitz appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after he pled guilty to one count of robbery, with the use of force, as party to a crime. Polnitz claims that the trial court erred when it denied his ...

“Although the Commissioner submits that the evidence of record demonstrates that Darius could not satisfy Listing 112.05’s diagnostic definition of mental retardation, we are hard pressed to find this precise conclusion either implicitly or explicitly in the ALJ’s opinion. See ...

“We see nothing unreasonable in DATCP’s decision to limit eligibility to those persons who: (1) incurred economic harm as a result of their contacts with Peppertree; (2) purchased time-shares from Peppertree after January 1, 1998; and (3) notified DATCP within ...

Jason D. Galewski appeals from an order denying his motion to suppress and a judgment convicting him of injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. Galewski argues that the trial court erred by denying his suppression motion because the ...

“[W]e refuse to agree with Farr’s meritless argument that the trial judge abused his discretion in declining to grant a third continuance. At the outset, we note that Farr and his attorney had both adequate time and access to discovery ...