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“Although the statute itself does not specify who the recipient of the notice must be, our case law is unambiguous. ‘The 90-day period of limitation set forth in 42 U.S.C. sec. 2000e-5(f)(1) begins to run on the date that the ...

Jason Ritzel appeals from the circuit court judgments dismissing his action, following its decision granting summary judgment to The Marcus Corporation d/b/a Budgetel Inn and its insurer, and to Arthur Talley, an R&E Protective Services security guard working at the ...

“The jury heard testimony about the costs to the Village in granting the front driveway permit, which included zoning and land-use concerns but minor administrative costs, and about the needs of the Dadians, which included the need for Mrs. Dadian ...

Patricia Nichols appeals from a judgment of conviction on 34 counts of failure to provide adequate food and drink to confined animals under Wis. Stat. sec. 951.13(1) (1999-2000), 34 counts of providing improper shelter and sanitation for animals under Wis. ...

“What sinks plaintiffs’ position is their inability to identify any false statement-or for that matter any truthful statement made misleading by the omission of news about the fda’s demands. “Much of plaintiffs’ argument reads as if firms have an absolute ...

“We are … unpersuaded that the purpose of Wis. Stat. sec. 440.77 was to allow those contracting with loan brokers to avoid fulfilling their contractual obligations by providing them with ‘a technical escape from a fair and definite agreement.’ [Citation] ...

Edward D. Lewis appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence after he pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. He also appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion to modify his sentence. Lewis claims: (1) ...

“There is no question that the jury instructions should have been finalized before closing arguments. However, although a technical violation of Rule 30 did occur, it is clear that the error did not violate the defendants’ substantial rights. The district ...

Further, plaintiff’s filing of an amended complaint after expiration of the mediation period did not rectify the problem because an action never properly commenced cannot be amended. “Ocasio contends that the requirement of Wis. Stat. sec. 655.44(5) is merely directory, ...

Sharon Dixon appeals from the judgment of conviction entered after a jury convicted her of one count of arson of a building, party to a crime and one count of possession of a controlled substance. Dixon also appeals from the ...

“Allen contends that Agent Fox’s testimony regarding the link between the gun found at the motel and drug trafficking was simply a subjective lay opinion and not an expert opinion. Agent Fox received education and training in the field of ...

“The court’s award of fees for overtrial is consistent with the policy underlying fee awards approved in prior appellate cases. Zhang’s appeal of issues lacking arguable merit unnecessarily and unfairly added to the time and expense for Yu’s attorney to ...

Bernard J. McCoy appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of delivery of fewer than five grams of cocaine, within 1,000 feet of a school, as party to a crime. He also appeals from the ...

“As a matter of law, Tele-Port’s obvious concern about Car Phones+’s significant success in the market, combined with what Gary Rosenberg told his brother and Tele-Port’s own receipt of money apart from the cooperative advertising funds, gave Tele-Port sufficient information ...

Jeffrey J. Mawhinney was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, both as first offenses. He moved to suppress the results of a blood alcohol test. The circuit court ...

“Thus, when the description and map contained in the petition are viewed together, there can be no doubt as to the location of the territory sought to be incorporated. The territory was clearly identifiable and could be ascertained by the ...

William L. Tinder appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. He suggests that the circuit court erred in denying his motions to suppress evidence of his blood alcohol content. For ...

“We will not hold that the legislature intended to proscribe the circuit court from making this finding. In fact, we believe that the circuit court, in making this finding and in referring the ‘same or substantially the same territory’ finding ...

Deborah Dodski appeals her judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI), first offense. Dodski argues that the warrantless draw of her blood for noncriminal OWI violates the Fourth Amendment. We reject ...

However, we also agree with defendants that portions of the injunction are impermissibly vague. “Twenty-five foot restriction. Appellants also challenge the provision of the injunction that prohibits them from ‘[s]tanding, sitting, walking, driving, gathering or appearing anywhere in public view ...

Patrick Peterson appeals from a judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse, and from an order denying postconviction relief. Peterson asserts that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to the homicide charge because ...

“In addition to VanLaarhoven’s implied consent to a chemical analysis of his breath, blood or urine, he was given the information in the Informing the Accused form twice-once before a breath sample was attempted and again before the blood sample ...

Peter Grandaw appeals from a circuit court order affirming his parole revocation. Grandaw, whose parole was revoked because he sexually assaulted two women, seeks a new revocation hearing on grounds that he was denied due process at the hearing because ...

“Second, for purposes of probable cause to arrest, the police were entitled to rely on information from a known and reliable informant without independently determining the reliability of the informant’s source or the source’s information. …McAttee cites no authority requiring ...

Mark Rayford appeals the judgment of conviction entered after Rayford entered Alford no contest pleas to one count of first-degree reckless injury and one count of attempted homicide. Rayford argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to ...

Spencer Hutchinson appeals from a judgment dismissing his action and ordering him to pay $23,031 in attorney’s fees as a sanction for his egregious conduct in violating discovery orders. Hutchinson argues that the trial court erred in: (1) finding that ...

William F. Baskin appeals from a judgment, entered on his guilty pleas, convicting him of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon and possession of tetrahydrocannabinols. He challenges the trial court’s denial of his suppression motion. We reverse. This opinion will not ...

James C. Thomson appeals from the grant of summary judgment awarded to United Water Services Milwaukee LLC, and United Water Resources Inc. (collectively, UW), dismissing his breach of contract action. Thomson contends that the circuit court erred in granting summary ...

Rick Norem appeals from an order denying his motion for sentence modification. Norem argues that the circuit court erred when it concluded that Norem failed to demonstrate the existence of a new factor that would allow the court to consider ...

Otto Mogged III appeals an order vacating a previous maintenance determination and setting maintenance at $2,000 per month. Otto argues that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion when it failed to apply the “extraordinary circumstances” test and failed to ...