Prisoner – Deliberate Indifference
LaVertis Stewart, an inmate at Dixon Correctional Center, sued the assistant warden, two doctors, and a medical corporation under the Eighth Amendment, claiming that they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by refusing to grant him an exemption to wearing a restrictive security device, a black box, when he left the facility for medical appointments.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Richard Grundy III and his network of drug suppliers, couriers, distributors, and dealers trafficked hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in Indianapolis.
Weekly Case Digests – November 15, 2021 – November 19, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – November 15, 2021 - November 19, 2021
Contempt of Court – Placement Order
Benjamin Froyen Haddorff appeals from the circuit court’s order denying his motion for contempt, alleging that Susan Kathleen Haddorff, his ex-wife, failed to abide by the placement order concerning the parties’ minor children.
Suppression of Evidence – Blood Test
Kody R. Kohn appeals from a judgment of conviction after a jury found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), both as second offenses, and of bail jumping.
Plain Error – Jury Instructions
Philip N. Holland appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree intentional homicide, theft of moveable property and possession of an illegally obtained prescription.
Due Process Violation – Arbitration Award
The Green Bay Professional Police Association (hereinafter, “the Association”) and Andrew Weiss (hereinafter, “Weiss”), appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of the City of Green Bay (hereinafter, “the City”), confirming an arbitration award.
Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Daniel appeals from an order for commitment and an order for involuntary medication and treatment, both entered pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Rodney Lewis Bowman, Sr., appeals from the judgments of conviction for charges of child abuse, strangulation, and witness intimidation, all arising out of his actions toward his sixteen-year-old daughter.
Abuse of Discretion – Sufficiency of Evidence
Jennifer Brennan, Allen Osterbrink, and Eland Fisheree (collectively, the defendants) appeal from a $10,690.90 small claims judgment in favor of Eland Fisheree LLC (the LLC), James Stoltz, Cynthia VanLanen, and Denise Larson (collectively with the LLC, the plaintiffs).
Admission of Evidence – Expert Testimony
A jury found that William Julius set fire to the building where his ex-girlfriend was living after she spurned his attempts to rekindle their relationship.
Summary Judgment – Title VII Violation
Citing an alleged budget deficit, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (“the Board”) laid off approximately 1,077 teachers and 393 paraprofessional educators in the summer of 2011.
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