Order Correcting Opinion
On consideration of the letter of the Government requesting correction of the opinion in this appeal issued on July 3, 2019, the opinion is amended on page 3 by replacing “and up to $3,000,000 for a new commercial enterprise located in an area with an unemployment rate significantly below the national average” with “and $1,000,000 for a new commercial enterprise located in any other area.”
Abuse of Discretion – Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Jiri Vyloha, a citizen of the Czech Republic, brings two petitions for judicial review in this consolidated appeal.
Court Error – Bankruptcy – Sanctions
Frank Novak tragically took his own life in February 2012.
Suppression of Evidence Denied
Devontay Sawyer entered a conditional guilty plea to possessing a firearm as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), preserving for this direct appeal his challenge to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence.
Breach of Contract
Milwaukee Health Care, LLC (MHC) and Milwaukee Center for Independence, Inc. (MCFI) entered into an agreement in 2014.
Weekly Case Digests – July 22, 2019 – July 26, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – July 22, 2019 – July 26, 2019
Attorney Disciplinary Hearing
Attorney Kathleen Anna Wagner has appealed a report filed by Referee James C. Boll, concluding that Attorney Wagner committed two counts of professional misconduct and recommending that she be privately reprimanded.
Unreasonable Seizure – Blood Test
A police officer arrested Jessica M. Randall for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
Property Valuation
Hanning Regency LLC asserts that the Town of Brookfield Board of Review improperly disregarded the statutory standard for real property valuations when it sustained an assessor’s valuations that were nearly twice the amount of a recent arm’s-length purchase of two properties.
LIRC Review – Sufficiency of Evidence
Karen Rosneck appeals a circuit court order affirming a decision by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) which dismissed Rosneck’s employment discrimination complaint in favor of her employer, the University of Wisconsin-Madison General Library System (UW).
Court Error – Other Acts Evidence
David Gutierrez appeals from his conviction for three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, three counts of incest with a child by a stepparent, and three counts of child enticement.
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