Due Process Violation
Gary Cleven, a stagehand for the City of Madison, Wisconsin, has been in a long‐running dispute with the City about his participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Involuntary Commitment
B.C. appeals from an order for extension of commitment and from an order for involuntary medication and treatment.
Breach of Contract – Unjust Enrichment – Damages
Hydro Well Drilling LLC appeals the circuit court’s order denying its damages claim and dismissing its action against Basil Ryan, III (“Ryan III”) and Jennifer Ryan (collectively the “Ryans”); Basil Ryan, II (“Ryan II”); and Ryan Management LLC (collectively the “Ryan Defendants”).
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
J.P. appeals the trial court’s denial of his suppression motion as well as the court’s entry of a restitution order for lost instructional time.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion – Paternity Action
Javier Yera appeals the circuit court’s order denying his motion to reopen and join A.M.W.’s paternity action.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Brian A. Barwick appeals the judgments of conviction of eleven crimes charged in four cases, following a jury trial.
Statutory Interpretation – Hazardous Duty Pay
Shari Vander Galien, who was employed as a correctional sergeant by the Department of Corrections (DOC) until April 17, 2015, appeals an order that affirmed a decision by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) denying Vander Galien’s claim for additional hazardous duty pay for periods of time after she returned to work from a December 2011 work injury.
Plea & Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
Zachary Froehlich appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest plea, convicting him of party to the crime of first-degree reckless homicide.
Newly Discovered Evidence
Ashanti M. Mcalister appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime.
Antitrust Violation – Time-barred
This putative class action rests on allegations of a massive antitrust conspiracy within the domestic steel industry.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Daniel Stewart was convicted of drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering, primarily based on evidence gathered as a result of a traffic stop and a subsequent confession.
Weekly Case Digests – September 24 – September 28, 2018
Weekly Case Digests - September 24 - September 28, 2018
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
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