Sentence Credit
We review an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing an order of the circuit court that granted sentence credit to Richard H. Harrison, Jr. pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 973.155(1)(a) (2017–18) and remanded with directions to advance the commencement of concurrent terms of extended supervision for Harrison's 2007 and 2008 cases to the date they would have begun but for Harrison's conf[...]
LIRC – Unemployment Benefits
Jason Whittlesey and the Department of Workforce Development appeal an order of the Wood County Circuit Court affirming the Labor and Industry Review Commission’s determination that Whittlesey voluntarily terminated his employment without good cause attributable to the employer, within the meaning of WIS. STAT. § 108.04(7)(b) (2017-18), and was therefore ineligible to receive unemployment insur[...]
Foreclosure – Prima Facie
Timothy Rumpf appeals from a judgment of mortgage foreclosure, which was entered after the circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the mortgage holder, Bank of New York Mellon (the “Bank”).
Sufficiency of Evidence
Michael J. Thunder appeals a Dane County circuit court order granting a petition for a domestic abuse injunction against him.
Divorce – Stipulation Order
Christopher Hynek appeals a post-divorce order that denied his motions for contempt and enforcement of a stipulation on child support.
Equitable Tolling
Paul Brian Asik, Jr., pro se, appeals a circuit court order that dismissed Asik’s petition for a writ of certiorari as untimely and the order denying his motion for reconsideration.
Eviction – Equitable Estoppel
Marwood Corporation and the Gloria Woodman Survivor’s Trust, by its trustee, Jeffrey Woodman (which will be referred to collectively as “Marwood”), appeal an order of the Rock County Circuit Court denying Marwood’s motion for summary judgment on Marwood’s eviction claim against Janesville Spatz Limited Partnership (“Spatz”) and granting Spatz’s request on summary judgment that Marw[...]
OWI – Motion for Reconsideration Denied
In a previous appeal by Aman Singh of his conviction for operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a second offense, this court summarily reversed and remanded to the circuit court to provide the relief that Singh sought on appeal, specifically, relief due under WIS. STAT. § 973.13, which this court stated “provides only one remedy: voiding any penalty in excess of the statutory maximum.” State v.[...]
Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
We review a report filed by Referee James J. Winiarski, accepting a stipulation executed by Attorney Patrick J. Hudec and the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR), in which Attorney Hudec pled no contest to four counts of professional misconduct and agreed that the allegations of the OLR's complaint were established by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence. Consistent with the terms of the sti[...]
Trusts & Estates – Life Insurance – Beneficiaries
The petitioner, Lynnea Landsee-Pulkkila (Lynnea), seeks review of an unpublished, authored decision of the court of appeals applying a constructive trust to proceeds she collected from a life insurance policy maintained by her late husband, James Pulkkila (James).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Melvin Wilson, Jr., appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated as a seventh offense and one count of hit and run.
Land Dispute – Foreclosure
This is a second appeal in this case. See Global Proppant Supply, LLC v. Tuttle, No. 2017AP1137, unpublished slip op. (WI App March 22, 2018) (“Global I”).
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property