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FTCA Violation – Prison-mailbox Rule
Prisoners face unique challenges when submitting legal filings.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A federal jury convicted Kevin Ingram of three counts of Hobbs Act robbery (Counts 1–3), one count of attempted Hobbs Act robbery (Count 4), and four counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of those crimes of violence (Counts 5–8).
Disability Benefits – RFC Assessment
Judy Prater applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits based on a variety of mental and physical impairments.
Damages
Barbara Kaiser had surgery to implant the Prolift Anterior Pelvic Floor Repair System, a transvaginal mesh medical device that supports the pelvic muscles.
Failure to State Claim
Federal law imposes a duty on unions to fairly represent all employees in their bargaining units.
Sentencing – Supervised Release
William Dodds appeals several conditions of supervised release imposed as part of his sentence for passport fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542.
Statutory Interpretation – Economic Loss Doctrine
In this case we are asked to address a multitude of issues that arise out of common law and statutory misrepresentation claims.
Due Process Violation
This is a review of a per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Coffee, No. 2017AP2292-CR, unpublished slip. op. (Wis. Ct. App. Nov. 6, 2018), affirming the Milwaukee County circuit court's judgment of conviction and order denying Donavinn D. Coffee's ("Coffee") postconviction motion for resentencing.
Involuntary Commitment – Sufficiency of Evidence
L.E. appeals an order from the Portage County Circuit Court extending her involuntary commitment as requested by Portage County pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 51. L.E. contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the circuit court’s order extending her commitment.
Plea Withdrawal
In this appeal, Kody K. Johnson contends that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to three misdemeanor counts of contempt of court.
Plea Withdrawal
Heinrich pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of bail jumping, and he now seeks to withdraw his plea on grounds that the charges are without a factual basis and multiplicitous.
Plea Withdrawal
In these consolidated appeals, Adam Young appeals from judgments convicting him of possessing cocaine with intent to deliver and two counts of delivering cocaine.
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