Statue of Limitations – Constitutional Violation
Amin Ijbara owned a strip mall in the Village of Oak Lawn, Illinois, but defaulted on his mortgage payments, precipitating a foreclosure.
Wrongful Termination – Title VII Violation
Pamela Ferrill was hired as the principal of Edgewood Elementary School in the Oak Creek- Franklin Joint School District for an initial two-year term with an automatic third-year rollover unless the Board of Education opted out.
Wrongful Termination – FMLA
Autumn Tibbs worked as an administrative assistant in the Illinois court system.
Sentencing – Applicable Guidelines
A jury convicted Terry Joe Smith, a police officer, of violating 18 U.S.C. § 242, by subjecting two men to the intentional use of unreasonable and excessive force, and violating their civil right to be free of such abuse.
Lack of Justiciable Controversy
For these reasons, I respectfully dissent from the dismissal of Wisconsin’s appeal for lack of a justiciable controversy, and would proceed to the merits.
Declaratory Relief – Lack of Justiciable Controversy
Because the State of Wisconsin proposed to use federal highway funds to widen Wisconsin Route 23 to four lanes between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued an environmental impact statement evaluating the potential effects of the project.
Failure to State a Claim – Plaintiff Consent
Seeking to proceed without prepayment of fees, Tracey Coleman brought a pro se suit against the Labor and Industry Review Commission of the State of Wisconsin (Commission).
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
In 2011, Petitioner Victor Jackson and codefendant Daniel Kelly were convicted of cocaine-related offenses. Jackson was convicted by a jury while Kelly pleaded guilty.
Sentencing – Sentencing Guidelines
Defendant Randall Jennings pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Asylum Application – Withholding of Removal
Otgonbaatar Tsegmed, a citizen of Mongolia, overstayed a nonimmigrant visa and has been living in the United States since 2004.
Deportation – Removal – Lack of Jurisdiction
Maricela Herrera-Ramirez is fighting deportation from the United States.
Court Error – Class Certification
The plaintiffs in this case brought a class action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the policies and practices of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County (collectively referred to as the “Sheriff”) caused them to be detained in the Marion County Jail awaiting release for an unreasonably long period of time, in violation of[...]
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