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This court has pending before it Attorney Jean M. Robinson's petition for reinstatement of her license to practice law in Wisconsin.

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Cory Eubanks appeals a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration (PAC) as a fourth offense, following a jury trial. Eubanks contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the jury verdict.

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Acting in consultation with tax advisors and attorneys, the large shareholders of a closely held corporation executed what amounted to a sale of the corporation.

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Before child abuse allegations capsized his life in 2016, Alfonzo Clayborne had his first high-paying job and a new apartment in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, that he and his new family were turning into a home. He had bought himself and his girlfriend each a car.

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A settlement has been reached in a case involving the family of a 32-year-old man a Wood County deputy shot and killed in 2019.

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S.C. appeals from circuit court orders terminating his parental rights to his two children, C.C. and A.M.C.2 S.C.’s appointed attorney, Brian C. Findley, has filed a no-merit report pursuant to WIS. STAT. RULES 809.107(5m) and 809.32. S.C. was served with a copy of the report and has filed a response.

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Lindsey Dostal (hereinafter, “Dostal”) appeals a circuit court’s grant of summary and declaratory judgment to State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (hereinafter, “State Farm”).

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Devon Kamar Green appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.

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William White sued several federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, challenging the pace at which the agencies released responsive records and their alleged failure to reveal other records.

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Christian Lovies, wielding a gun, stole Emily Butler’s car as she was filling it with gasoline.

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Dasia F. Banks v. Baraboo School District in the Western District of Wisconsin (case number 20-CV-36) was recently settled in mediation for $862,500.

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Henry Wood was arrested for violating his parole. Midway through the arrest, parole agents found methamphetamine hidden underneath the back cover of his cellphone.

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This appeal is another chapter in concurrent federal and state litigation challenging the construction of a $500 million, 100-mile power line in southwestern Wisconsin.

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A grand jury indicted petitioner-appellant Jamar Plunkett on a charge of distributing crack cocaine.

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Plaintiffs Kenneth and Ardyce Heiting brought this action seeking an income tax refund of the taxes they had paid on an unauthorized sale of stock by a trust.

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The district court modified David McClain’s two federal prison sentences under Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and McClain appeals. He contends that the changes—which added 18 months of prison time and required him to re-enter federal prison after he had been released—were not merely clerical.

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Weekly Case Digests – November 29, 2021 - December 3, 2021

Dane County sued Mary Jo Johnson and TCOB2 Irrevocable Trust, seeking injunctive relief and forfeitures for the alleged conveyance of property by Johnson to the Trust in violation of County ordinances governing minimum lot sizes and the preparation of certified survey maps.

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Michael Martin appeals a judgment of conviction for sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen in violation of WIS. STAT. § 948.02(1)(e) (2019-20) following a jury trial.

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The issue in this appeal is how many images are “associated with” William C. MacDonald’s crime of possession of child pornography for purposes of assessing the statutorily mandated surcharge of $500 per image.

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Victor H. Benitez appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2019-20) postconviction motion for a new trial and postconviction discovery, entered following an evidentiary hearing.

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Carson D. Combs appeals from an order of the circuit court granting eviction and issuing a writ of restitution in an action filed by his landlord, Morris S. Reece.

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Troy Lasecki appeals an order dismissing his claims against Bryan Nowak arising out of the dissolution of an LLC in which he and Nowak were the only members.

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Jeanne Fransway appeals a summary judgment dismissing her claims against Markquart Automotive Inc. for violations of the Wisconsin Consumer Act (“WCA”), WIS. STAT. chs. 421-427 (2019-20).

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Kyle Kleinschmidt appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of operating a motor vehicle while revoked and one count of misdemeanor bail jumping.

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Hayden Hawk, pro se, appeals from a civil forfeiture judgment for theft.

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D.C.B. appeals an order of the trial court extending his involuntary civil commitment, pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51, by twelve months.

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Larry L. Jackson appeals his judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide, as a party to a crime with the use of a deadly weapon, and for possession of a firearm by a felon.

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The Estate of Ceasar Stinson and Stinson’s spouse, Chipo Samvura (collectively, “the Estate”), appeal a circuit court order which restrains the Milwaukee County Sheriffs’ Office (MCSO) from releasing an internal affairs file.

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Marten Transport, Ltd. and Shem David Wark appeal from a nonfinal order denying their motion to change venue from Milwaukee County to Barron County.

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