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Involuntary Commitment and Medication

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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FDCPA Violation

Ann Robbins defaulted on a small debt to an Indiana hospital system for services provided to her minor children.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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”).

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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.

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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.

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