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Weekly Case Digests – September 14, 2020 – September 18, 2020

We review the recommendation of the referee, Allan Beatty, recommending that Attorney Christopher S. Petros' license to practice law be suspended for two years due to his professional misconduct.

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Jeffrey Ziegler appeals judgments of conviction, based on his guilty pleas, for two counts of invasion of privacy.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the correction was made to paragraph 24 n.5, in the above-captioned opinion which was released on May 19, 2020.

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Joseph K. Edwards appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of disorderly conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon.

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Michael Martell appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).

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This appeal involves a dispute between the children of John A. Kosobucki.

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Kay Childs appeals a judgment, entered following a bench trial, determining that Roger and Debra Jackson acquired title to a parcel of land by adverse possession.

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Jason Donahue appeals from a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen.

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Bobby L. McNeil appeals his judgments of conviction in two cases: the first case, where he was convicted of obstructing an officer; and the second case, where he was convicted of several counts of possession of controlled substances, obstructing an officer, and felony bail jumping. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion without a hearing.

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Craig Lathon was convicted of three counts of first-degree intentional homicide based on jury verdicts in 1992.

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Rodney Timm appeals an order denying his petition for discharge from his commitment as a sexually violent person under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2017-18).

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Antonio L. Simmons appeals an order from the circuit court denying his motion for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing on several items of evidence, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.07 (2017-18).

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Frank Whitehead, pro se, appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18)1 postconviction motion without a hearing.

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A grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Wade Bonk and his two codefendants, Darcy Kampas and Timothy Wood, with conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(b)(1)(A), and with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A).

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Nathan Sigler totaled his 2001 Dodge Ram and filed a claim with GEICO, his auto insurer, for the loss.

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Plaintiff Moses Perez was driving a sport‐utility vehicle when he apparently hit a patch of ice, lost control, and was then hit from behind by defendant Kiara Wharton driving a tractor‐trailer.

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Vincent Corner violated the conditions of his supervised release, and he was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment followed by 42 months’ supervised release.

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After experiencing virulent anti-Semitic abuse at the hands of Sergeant Lawrence Knasiak, Officer Detlef Sommerfield of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) filed a lawsuit against Knasiak and the City of Chicago in which he alleged discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on his German national origin and his Jewish ethnicity.

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“In our society,” the Supreme Court has said, “liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception.”

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Jason Wells was sentenced in Illinois for two drug offenses: he received two years’ imprisonment for the first and one year for the second, to run consecutively.

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After our decision on the merits, Quincy Bioscience, LLC v. Ellishbooks, 957 F.3d 725 (7th Cir. 2020), we later granted Quincy Bioscience, LLC’s (“Quincy”) motion for sanctions.

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The First Step Act allows district courts to reduce the sentences of criminal defendants who have been convicted of a “covered offense.”

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For some government jobs, political affiliation is an appropriate position requirement.

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Robert Hosler was convicted after a bench trial of using a facility or means of interstate commerce to attempt to “persuade[], induce[], entice[], or coerce[]” a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b).

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Elijah Manuel sued prison personnel under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming First Amendment violation when his cell was searched following a disagreement over a grievance procedure.

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Doctors removed Shelby Haynes’s gallbladder in 2013. She was injured in the process and required additional surgery that led to more than $300,000 in medical expenses.

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Police investigating drug trafficking in Vermilion County, Illinois, sent an informant to buy two ounces of cocaine at the home of Finas Glenn.

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Angela Tonyan worked as a store manager at Dunham’s Athleisure Corporation (Dunham’s) when she suffered a series of injuries, requiring multiple surgeries and temporary restrictions to her shoulder, arm, and hand movement.

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Private labor relations in this country are governed almost exclusively by federal law.

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