Court Error – Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Declaratory-judgment suits under 28 U.S.C. §2201 can complicate the ascertainment of subject-matter jurisdiction by casting a natural defendant as the plaintiff.
Fourth Amendment Violation
In the present appeal, with the assistance of appointed counsel, he argues only that the district court erred in rejecting his Fourth Amendment claims against Zeigler and Zerrusen.
Weekly Case Digests — August 28 to September 1, 2017
Weekly Case Digests — August 28 to September 1, 2017
Sufficiency of Evidence
Employer TCAT Corporation, which owns a gas station, appeals a circuit court order affirming a decision of the Labor and Industry Review Commission in favor of Esther Peterson, a former clerk at the gas station, regarding her retaliatory discharge complaint.
Prescriptive Easement Claim
Kenneth Wade owns property abutting Alexa Pfister’s property.
Probation Hearing
Olton Dumas, pro se, appeals a circuit court order denying his petition for certiorari review of a probation revocation.
Motion to Suppress Evidence
Michael Johnson appeals from a judgment convicting him of possessing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Evidentiary Hearing
Donald L. White appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion for an evidentiary hearing on his request to withdraw his no contest plea.
Plea and Sentencing – Plea Withdrawal
Vincent E. Boyd appeals pro se from an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his no contest pleas.
Motion to Suppress Evidence
Michel L. Wortman appeals from a judgment of conviction for ninth offense operating while intoxicated (OWI).
Court Error – Plea Withdrawal
Marlon Young appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon his no-contest plea to repeated sexual acts of the same child.
Constructive Eviction and Breach of Contract
Midwest Development Corporation (Midwest) appeals from a judgment dismissing its complaint.
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