Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Delano Maurice Wade appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for second-degree sexual assault and false imprisonment, both with domestic abuse enhancers.
Insurance Claim – Malpractice
Dow Family, LLC (“Dow Family”), appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of CNA Insurance Company (“CNA”) and William Sullivan (“Sullivan”).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Stephen Jones challenges his conviction for stalking, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 940.32(2) (2015-16).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Ronald Lee Gilbert appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for trafficking of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a child, and intentional child abuse.
Brady Violation
Anthony Compton, Jr., pro se, appeals from his judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for repeated sexual assault of a child—three or more assaults against the same child
Judgment Award – Attorney’s Fees
Generally, the prevailing party in a civil rights lawsuit is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees. 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b).
Injunctive Relief
For the last eleven years, the parties to this appeal have litigated a land contract that never closed and a strip club that never opened.
NLRB – Enforcement of Order
The National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) seeks to enforce its order requiring Jam Productions, Ltd., Event Productions, Inc., Standing Room Only, Inc., and Victoria Operating Co. (collectively “Jam Productions” or “Jam”) to bargain with the Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local No. 2, (“Local No. 2”).
Sentencing Guidelines
Without a plea agreement, defendant Carl Moose pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in violation of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Randy McCaa filed a pro se complaint in 2016, alleging that prison officials at the Green Bay Correctional Institution deliberately disregarded his risk of suicide, causing him to suffer serious physical injuries on four different occasions.
Environmental Law – Clean Air Act
This case concerns just shy of 13 acres of wetlands, which lie in a south‐suburban plot of land called the Warmke parcel.
Title VII Violation
Khalid Khowaja served as a Special Agent (SA) in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Milwaukee field office for nearly a year before his employment was terminated.
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