Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Opinion

Oct 23, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Treasury Offset Program – Statutory Fee Awards

The Commissioner of Social Security separately denied benefits to Staci Harrington and Andrew Banks.

Oct 23, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – PLRA

Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), “[n]o action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under [42 U.S.C. § 1983], or any other Federal law, by a prisoner … until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.” 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (emphasis added).

Oct 23, 2018

Sentencing Guidelines

William Burrows conditionally pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A).

Oct 23, 2018

Qualified Immunity

The State of Iowa declared Laera Reed and Paige Ray-Cluney delinquent youths and sent them to a juvenile institution in Wisconsin.

Oct 23, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied – Warrantless Search

Martin Velazquez was arrested after agreeing to sell twelve kilograms of cocaine to an undercover agent.

Oct 22, 2018

Suppression of Evidence

In this interlocutory appeal, the State argues that the circuit court, prior to trial, improperly suppressed evidence that a shooting victim identified a photo of defendant Roberson as the shooter.

Oct 22, 2018

Breach of Contract and Enrichment Claim

This is a contract dispute involving, on one side, a sales representative, Tamareed Company, and on the other, two manufacturers, The Gage Corporation, Int., and Mid-City Steel, Inc.

Oct 22, 2018

6th Amendment Violation

Joseph Reinwand appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree murder for the death of his wife Pamela Reinwand.

Oct 22, 2018

Due Process Violation

Thomas Zielinski appeals from an order granting a four-year injunction against him naming his mother, Suzanne Zielinski, as the individual at risk and permitting him only supervised contact with her.

Oct 22, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

Debra Tietjen, as administrator of the Estate of James L. Tietjen (Estate), appeals from an order of the circuit court which upheld the decision of the Milwaukee County Personnel Review Board (PRB) that had determined that James Tietjen was not a classified service employee at the time he was terminated from his employment with Milwaukee County.

Oct 22, 2018

Insurance Claim – Coverage

Jeffrey Keyes appeals a judgment dismissing his third party claims against Rural Mutual Insurance Company (Rural) and its agent, Lon Truax, Sr. Keyes asserts he is entitled to coverage for the claims of Bethany, Gunner and Emmajean Olson, all of whom were injured by Keyes’s operation of a personal automobile on a public road.

Oct 22, 2018

Court Error – Asset Purchase Agreement – Garnishment

WI Court of Appeals – District III Case Name: Badgerland Overhead Door, LLC, Case No.: 2017AP714 Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ. Focus: Court Error – Asset Purchase Agreement – Garnishment Day Enterprises, LLC (Day) appeals an order denying its motion to reconsider the denial of a motion to surrender funds or, in the […]

Polls

What kind of stories do you want to read more of?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests