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Oct 31, 2017

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

Johnson, who believes that the police had an ulterior motive for approaching his car, contends that Whren does not apply to infractions by stopped cars, which he labels parking violations rather than moving violations.

Oct 31, 2017

Sufficiency of Evidence

Defendant-Appellant Vicente Quiroz brokered large drug transactions. For his role in a methamphetamine transaction, he was convicted after a bench trial in January 2015.

Oct 31, 2017

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

DT & C Global Management operated a ground transportation company in Chicago.

Oct 31, 2017

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

Hakeem El-Bey filed six tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service seeking $1.8 million in tax refunds to which he was not entitled.

Oct 31, 2017

Brady Violation

On state postconviction review, Bryant raised a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).

Oct 31, 2017

Issues of Material Fact – False Certifications

The United States brought this action against Robert Luce under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (“FIRREA”), 12 U.S.C. § 1833a.

Oct 27, 2017

Weekly Case Digests — October 23-27, 2017

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Cordell Sanders v. Michael Melvin, et al., Case No.: 17-1938 Officials: BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges. Focus: Civil Rights Violation – Prisoner Sanders alleges in this suit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 that, although his confinement may protect guards and other prisoners, the isolation, heat, […]

Oct 26, 2017

Disciplinary Hearing

We review a report filed by Referee James W. Mohr, Jr., concluding, based on a stipulation filed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Janet L. Heins, that Attorney Heins committed six counts of professional misconduct as alleged in the OLR's complaint.

Oct 26, 2017

Termination of Parental Rights

S.J appeals orders terminating her parental rights to J.C., J.W., and J.W. S.J. argues that the circuit court erred in denying her motion to withdraw her pleas of no contest during the grounds phase of the termination of parental rights (TPR) proceedings as to each of the three children.

Oct 26, 2017

Statutory Interpretation

Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) appeals a judgment of the circuit court dismissing ALDF’s action for a writ of mandamus to compel the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin and Richard R. Lane, records custodian for the University of Wisconsin’s Research Animal Resource Center (collectively, the Board of Regents), to grant ALDF access to documents withheld following an open records r[...]

Oct 26, 2017

Court Error – Jury Instructions

Brad Conger appeals from his judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC).

Oct 26, 2017

Sufficiency of Evidence

At around 9:30 p.m. on August 16, 2016, police—responding to a call regarding an intoxicated driver—found an inebriated Christy Ann Kasten in a parked vehicle in her parents’ driveway.

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