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FLSA – Student Athletes
Former student athletes at the University of Pennsylvania (“Penn”) sued Penn, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), and more than 120 other NCAA Division I universities and colleges alleging that student athletes are employees who are entitled to a minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 5-9, 2016
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Maria N. Gracia v. Sigmatron International, Inc. Case No.: 15-3311 Officials: FLAUM, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges Focus: Retaliatory Termination – Sexual Harassment – Damages Maria Gracia sued her employer, SigmaTron, International, Inc., for sexual harassment and for terminating her in retaliation for reporting sexual [&hell[...]
Land Use – Venue – Zoning
Oak Park Quarry, LLC, appeals a circuit court order that affirmed a decision of the Dane County Board of Adjustment regarding Oak Park’s claim that its property has a legal non-conforming use status allowing mineral extraction without a conditional use permit.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Misstatement of Law
Gerrod Bell appeals the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, on multiple charges of sexual assault involving two victims, then aged 17 and 14, and the order denying his motion for a new trial.
Writ of Mandamius – Tax Assessments
Mississippi Sports and Recreation, Inc. filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to require the Town of Wheatland to “reconvene” board of review hearings from 2009 to 2013 to hear Mississippi Sports’s objections to its property tax assessments from those years.
Foreclosure
Jennifer Miescke appeals a circuit court decision granting summary judgment of foreclosure to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase” or “the Bank”) on its foreclosure action against Miescke.
Reasonable Suspicion – 4th Amendment – Refusal of Chemical Test
Daniel L. Schmidt appeals from an order revoking his driving privileges for one year.
Rape Shield Law
Nelson Humes appeals a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of three counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child under sixteen.
Termination of Parental Rights
T.R.D. appeals an order terminating her parental rights to R.T.D.-T. T.R.D. makes the following arguments on appeal: (1) the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when it found T.R.D. to be an unfit parent; and (2) the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion when it found that it was in the best interest of R.T.D.-T. that T.R.D.'s parental rights be terminated.
Domestic Abuse Modifiers
Michael Lee Brayson appeals a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, of two counts of misdemeanor battery, domestic abuse.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Child Placement
M.G.-H. challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court’s order, following a Watts review hearing, to continue his protective placement under WIS. STAT. ch. 55 (2013-14).3
Untimely Appeal
Crystal Putman, pro se, appeals an eviction judgment entered against her.
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