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Non-Frivolous Standard – Foreign Sovereign Immunity
The nonfrivolous-argument standard is not consistent with the FSIA.
Unemployment Benefits
We conclude that LIRC incorrectly denied Operton unemployment benefits.
Fee Exemption – HIPAA Release Form
Today, we are asked to interpret the meaning of the phrase "person authorized by the patient" in Wis. Stat. § 146.83(3f)(b)4.-5. (2013-14), which exempts a "patient or a person authorized by the patient" from paying certification charges and retrieval fees for obtaining copies of the patient's health care records.
Sentence Modification – Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
Timothy Stewart, pro se, appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief.
Restitution – Abuse of Discretion
Jason Napiwocki was convicted of contractor fraud related to a single remodeling contract with a single identified victim.
Sentencing – Sentence Credit
Justin Hill seeks resentencing because, as he argues, the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in determining the sentences in these Jefferson County cases by improperly relying on the amount of sentence credit to which Hill was entitled.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Jury Instructions
Joyce M. Schneider appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found her guilty of substantial battery and obstructing an officer.
Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Eugene B. Santiago appeals from an order denying his motion pursuant to WIS. STAT. 974.06 (2015-16) to withdraw his plea on the ground that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to alert the circuit court to the fact that Santiago had been charged under the law as it existed at that time and not when he committed the offense four years earlier.
Termination of Parental Rights
J.L.C. appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his son, K.C.
Insurance Coverage
Country World Productions, Inc., (CWP) appeals a judgment dismissing its insurer, Erie Insurance Company, from this case.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Christopher Gibson appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.
Declaratory Judgment
This is an appeal of an order that 1) denied plaintiffs’ motion for declaratory judgment regarding arbitration and 2) dismissed plaintiffs’ action as a sanction for filing a motion four days after a filing deadline.
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- New Jersey man sentenced for series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
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- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
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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
