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Termination of Parental Rights
P.T. appeals an order terminating his parental rights to his son, X.L.T. He also appeals the order denying his postdispositional motion.
Foreclosure – Money Judgment Credit
Horizon Bank, National Association, (Horizon Bank) sued to foreclose a mortgage and enforce a guaranty made by Allen Musikantow.
Sentencing – Sentence Credit
Larry George appeals orders denying his motion for additional sentence credit or sentence modification based on new factors, and denying his motion for reconsideration.
Forfeiture – Ordinance Violation
Robert Kolkowski, pro se, appeals two judgments entered in favor of Oconto County imposing civil forfeitures for his violations of zoning ordinances.
Foreclosure – Motion for Reconsideration
Thomas Anderson, pro se, appeals from an order dismissing his action challenging the authority of a circuit court judge to act in a prior foreclosure action in which Anderson was a defendant, and denying a motion for temporary injunction related to the foreclosure action.
Foreclosure
Larry Werner, pro se, appeals a summary judgment of foreclosure in favor of Citizens Community Federal N.A. claiming the motion was untimely and his signatures on loan documents were forged.
Sentencing – Penalty Enhancer
John Casteel, a/k/a Tayr Kilaab al Ghashiyah, appeals an order amending two judgments of conviction. At the request of the Department of Corrections, the circuit court clarified that the thirty-year sentence imposed in circuit court case No. 1985CR7801 (now known as No. 1985CF780) was partially based on the penalty enhancer for habitual criminality pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 939.62(1)(c).
Miranda Warnings – Motion to Suppress
David Lee appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after he pled guilty to the following crimes: two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm; one count of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver (more than 40 grams); one count of possession with intent to deliver THC (between 2500 and 10,000 grams); and one count of possession of methamphetamine.
Civil Commitment
Howard Carter appeals an order denying without a trial his 2013 petition seeking discharge from his WIS. STAT. ch. 980 commitment as a “sexually violent person,”1 as well as an order denying his motion for reconsideration.
Civil Commitment
David Hager, Jr., appeals an order denying without a trial his 2014 petition seeking discharge from his WIS. STAT. ch. 980 commitment as a “sexually violent person.”
Commerce Clause – Extraterritorial Reach
In 2015 the State of Indiana enacted the Vapor Pens and E-Liquid Act to regulate the manufacture and distribution of vapor pens and the liquids used in so-called e-cigarettes.
Intellectual Property – Trade Dress
This Lanham Act case turns on whether the shape and design of a small bag, modeled after a men’s Dopp Kit and used in personal care kits, are functional and therefore not protected as trade dress.
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- Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Eau Claire County Circuit Court
- Trump appointed judge presiding over classified documents case cancels trial
- Applicants wanted for Jefferson County, Crawford County circuit courts
- Wisconsin wedding barns sue over state’s new liquor law requiring licensing
- Audit launched of Wisconsin’s diversity efforts
- Federal appeals court approves high-voltage power line through Mississippi River refuge
- Dane County residents encouraged to weigh how to spend federal funds
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