Order Correcting Opinion
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to the above captioned opinion (footnote 11 on page 23 has been removed, and the publication recommendation on page 25 has been changed), which was released on November 27, 2019.
Abuse of Discretion – Due Process Violation
Jeremy Blank appeals pro se from orders summarily denying his motions for postconviction relief and for reconsideration of that denial.
Mootness – Involuntary Commitment
E.C.H. appeals an order of the circuit court granting a WIS. STAT. ch. 51 extension order. E.C.H. has since been released from his commitment.
Court Error – De Novo Review
Taft and Carol Parsons (the Parsons) appeal the trial court’s order dismissing their claims against Associated Banc-Corp (the Bank).
Plea Colloquy
Anthony Kwaame It, pro se, appeals from judgments, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of four different offenses in three cases.
Statutory Immunity
David Stroede appeals the order granting summary judgment to Society Insurance and Railroad Station, LLC, based on Jacob Tetting’s actions.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Samterious Gordon appeals a judgment of conviction for one count each of first-degree reckless injury with use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Plain Error
Hector M. Martin-Andrade appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Plea Withdrawal
Matthew Curtis Sills appeals from the judgment of conviction, following his guilty plea to one count of second-degree sexual assault.
Court Error – Expert Testimony
Brian A. Patterson, pro se, appeals the summary judgment order dismissing his legal malpractice action against his former criminal defense attorney, Steven R. Kohn, Kohn and Smith Law Offices, and Kohn’s malpractice insurance provider (collectively, “Kohn”).
Injunction and Declaratory Judgment
The district court issued an injunction requiring Indiana to treat children born into female-female marriages as having two female parents, who under the injunction must be listed on the birth certificate.
8th Amendment Violation
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