In September 2019, the Circuit Court of Marquette County entered an order involuntarily committing T.W. for mental health treatment for six months, pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 51.20.
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Estate – Real Property Dispute
Roger Palmer appeals a circuit court judgment that partitioned a parcel of real property between Roger and the estate of his brother, Kenneth Palmer.
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing
Antonio Davenport challenges the prison sentence he received after the revocation of his probation.
Read More »Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Todd DiMiceli appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of possession of child pornography.
Read More »Breach of Contract – Trade Violations
Nathan Bikowski contracted with Pro Seamless of Wisconsin, Inc. to replace the roof and siding on his residence, and he was unsatisfied with Pro Seamless’s performance.
Read More »Guardian ad Litem – Child Placement
Jacob Sell, pro se, appeals orders determining child placement and ordering payment of Guardian ad Litem (GAL) and expert witness fees.
Read More »Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Jason appeals from orders extending his WIS. STAT. ch. 51 involuntary commitment, and for his involuntary medication and treatment.
Read More »Plea Withdrawal – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Braidyn Nederhoff appeals a judgment convicting him, upon his guilty pleas, of three counts of possession of methamphetamine, as a repeater.
Read More »Small Claims – Piercing the Corporate Veil
The defendants appeal from a small claims judgment in the amount of $10,559.50 entered in favor of Rock & Tait Exteriors, LLC, (Rock & Tait) against all defendants, jointly and severally, for roofing work Rock & Tait completed at Mallory’s Restaurant and Rooftop Bar (the Restaurant) in Hudson, Wisconsin.
Read More »Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraph 1 and 2 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on June 2, 2021.
Read More »Preliminary Injunction
Plaintiffs in this case are about fifty businesses all over the country that offer live adult entertainment in the form of nude or nearly nude dancing.
Read More »FDCPA Violation
Ann Robbins defaulted on a small debt to an Indiana hospital system for services provided to her minor children.
Read More »First Step Act – Motion for Reconsideration
We have consolidated two appeals that present a common question: whether a motion to reconsider a decision under the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, suspends the decision’s finality and thus extends the time for appeal. In each case the prisoner seeking a shorter sentence filed, within the time allowed for appeal, a motion asking the district judge to reconsider an adverse decision.
Read More »Securities Exchange Act Violation – Proxy Statement – Valuation Analysis
This securities case arose from the 2018 merger between Vectren Corporation, an Indiana public utility and energy company, and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., a public utility holding company.
Read More »Probable Cause – Sufficiency of Evidence
The State appeals a circuit court judgment dismissing a criminal complaint charging Keith Hoffman with stalking under WIS. STAT. § 940.32(2) (2019-20).
Read More »Summary Judgment – Insurance Claim – Coverage
This case involves a single automobile liability policy issued by Wisconsin Mutual Insurance Company to Susan Noble and a dispute over the meaning of a “drive other cars” exclusion in the policy, under which coverage is excluded for vehicles not listed in the policy that are “available for” “the regular use of a relative” of the insured.
Read More »Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence
E.A.B., Jr. appeals from an order of the circuit court extending his involuntary commitment and also challenges the order for involuntary medication and treatment.
Read More »Termination of Parental Rights
L.M. appeals the order of the trial court terminating her parental rights to A.S.M. L.M. failed to appear at the initial hearing on the termination of parental rights petition and a default judgment was entered.
Read More »Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence
Lauren appeals from an order extending her involuntary commitment under WIS. STAT. ch. 51 and an order for involuntary medication and treatment.
Read More »Admission of Evidence – Expert Testimony
Kristine Buttke appeals from a conviction for causing mental harm to a child.
Read More »ALJ Review – Permit Application
Club Unique Improvement Corporation (Club Unique or the Club) appeals from an order of the circuit court denying its petition for judicial review of a decision from an administrative law judge (ALJ).
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines – Expungement
Jacob Zwiefelhofer appeals from an amended judgment of conviction that removed his eligibility for expungement.
Read More »Governmental Immunity
Michael L. Moss appeals the trial court’s order for dismissal on the pleadings regarding Moss’s claims against Milwaukee County and its insurer, Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Company (collectively “the County”).
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Darnell J. Mungon appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief. Mungon argues that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred when it excluded evidence that the victim in this case was not wearing his seat belt.
Read More »WI – 3rd Offense – Confinement Period
The State appeals from Eric Overvig’s judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI), third offense.
Read More »ERISA – Arbitration
In this complex ERISA case, James Smith sued fiduciaries of the retirement plan offered by his former employer, Triad Manufacturing, Inc., for alleged financial misconduct.
Read More »Plain Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Christopher Harris faced federal drug charges. Counsel advised him that his two prior Indiana cocaine convictions were predicate “felony drug offenses” and could result in a mandatory life sentence.
Read More »4th Amendment Violation – Warrantless Search & Seizure
Industrial-supply company W.W. Grainger was the victim of a series of cyberattacks against its computer systems in 2016.
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
Elston Stevenson possessed a firearm as a felon, and as an armed career criminal he received an enhanced sentence.
Read More »Appellate Jurisdiction – Qualified Immunity
Our jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal turns on a police dashcam video that captured police officer Ryan McDonough’s arrest of Joseph Ferguson, including the moment he tased Ferguson.
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