Foreclosure – Unclean Hands
Patricia Ann Murphy and Patricia Gaffney, by counsel, appeal a judgment of foreclosure.
Prescriptive Easement
Gerald Wollin and other plaintiffs appeal an order dismissing their claim for a prescriptive easement based on adverse use of a road on land owned by respondent Stephen Doljanin.
Court Error – Contempt Order – Taxes
Michael Lyubchenko appeals a June 2019 order finding him in contempt for failure to follow a February 2018 order that required him to amend his 2015 income tax filings and file a joint 2015 tax return with his former spouse, Tatiana Laiter, and share equally with Laiter any refund, liability, and costs to prepare the taxes.
Termination of Parental Rights
S.K. appeals from the circuit court’s order involuntarily terminating his parental rights (TPR) to K.S-S.
Involuntary Commitment and Medication
M.W. appeals from an order of the circuit court extending her involuntary mental health commitment and also challenges an order for involuntary medication and treatment.
Child Support Modification
Child support payments in a divorce are typically ordered as monthly lump sum payments derived under a formula prescribed by state law.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
John Hudson appeals from a judgment convicting him of incest and first-degree sexual assault of a child and from a circuit court order denying his postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
Sentencing – Extended Supervision
Markea L. Brown appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying her postconviction motion.
Abuse of Discretion – Sex Offender Registration
G.R.H. appeals the order requiring him to comply with the sex offender registration requirement for fifteen years, as well as the order adjudicating him delinquent.
4th Amendment Violation – Unlawful Entry
Christopher D. Wilson appeals a judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) as a second offense and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon while under the influence of an intoxicant.
Summary Judgement – Easement
This appeal and cross-appeal involve a dispute between two adjoining landowners—James and Judith Cobb on one side, and Gary King on the other.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Trumbull Insurance Company appeals a judgment finding it liable to Mark Meisner in the amount of $250,000, which was the maximum amount of underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage available under a policy Trumbull had issued to Meisner.
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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