Sufficiency of Evidence
Teel Tyre Hargraves appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury’s verdict finding him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
DOT – Mandamus Action Denied
Media Placement Services (Media Placement) appeals the summary judgment order dismissing its mandamus action to access free motor vehicle accident reports from the Department of Transportation (DOT) using the DOT’s web portal.
Revocation of Trust – Supplement the Record
Gerald Tucker, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his request to supplement the record on certiorari review and affirmed the Division of Hearings and Appeals’ decision sustaining an administrative law judge’s revocation of Tucker’s probation.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Danyall Lorenzo Simpson appeals a circuit court order that denied without a hearing his postconviction motion seeking a new trial pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16).
Abuse of Discretion – Reconsideration Motion Denied
Damien Terry, an Illinois prisoner proceeding pro se, sued prison officials and corrections administrators under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that they were deliberately indifferent to a painful tumor on his neck and prevented him from timely filing suit on that claim.
Statutory Interpretation – ADEA
The key provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits employment practices that discriminate intentionally against older workers, and prohibits employment practices that have a disparate impact on older workers.
Sentencing Guidelines
Defendant-appellant Gregory Bethea pleaded guilty to possessing a counterfeit access device in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(1).
Bankruptcy Relief
This case began as an adversary proceeding in Christopher Jansen’s chapter 7 bankruptcy case.
Statutory Interpretation – Student Government Elections
Student government elections rarely produce federal litigation.
Authority to Act
Plaintiff Anderson DaSilva was an inmate at Wisconsin’s Waupan Correctional Institution.
SSI Benefits – Judicial Error
Kirk W. Stephens contends that he is disabled by diabetes, kidney disease, knee and back pain, heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, and obesity.
FMLA Violation – Time-barred
Sara Sampra sued her employer, the United States Department of Transportation, alleging that it interfered with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act by reassigning her to a different position after she returned from childbirth leave.
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