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Oct 15, 2018

ALJ Error – Disability

John Barrett applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income based on limitations from bipolar disorder and alcohol addiction.

Oct 15, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Equine Immunity

Judy Dilley and Abigail Brown were injured while horseback riding in Wisconsin.

Oct 15, 2018

Sentencing

Ruby Mohsin and Mohammad Khan pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell drugs misbranded as incense or potpourri.

Oct 15, 2018

Setting Off – Liquidation

The Department of Health and Human Services owed millions of dollars to the now‐defunct Land of Lincoln Mutual Health Insurance Company.

Oct 4, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Peter Hanson appeals a judgment, entered after a jury trial, convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide as a party to the crime.

Oct 4, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

An Illinois jury convicted Kevin Czech of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm for his role in a drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of a fourteen-year-old bystander.

Oct 4, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

A jury convicted David Bradford of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and related drug and firearms offenses.

Oct 4, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Prisoner – Sentencing Guidelines

In Johnson v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the so‐called residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutional. 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015).

Oct 4, 2018

Plea & Sentencing – Plea Agreement

Raul Perez‐Gonzalez pleaded guilty to first degree murder for his role in a gang‐related killing.

Oct 3, 2018

Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

We review the report of Referee William Eich, in which he found, based on the admissions of Attorney Michael P. Erhard, that Attorney Erhard had committed 11 counts of professional misconduct, and in which he recommended that Attorney Erhard's license to practice law in this state be suspended for a period of six months.

Oct 3, 2018

Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

We review the report and recommendation of Referee Jonathan V. Goodman, which approves a stipulation between Attorney Thad W. Jelinske and the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) by which Attorney Jelinske pled no contest to 15 of the 23 allegations of misconduct in the OLR's complaint.

Oct 3, 2018

Foreclosure

This is a foreclosure action initiated by Laurence Davies against his daughter and son-in-law, Tamera Davies Fuhrer and Todd Fuhrer.

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