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Civil Digest

Apr 1, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

Blake Lee Harrison was cited for operating a motor vehicle with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his blood, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(am).

Apr 1, 2019

Sentence Modification

This is another in a series of pro se postconviction motions filed by Ronnel Fitzgerald.

Apr 1, 2019

Wrongful Termination

Rebecca Faude appeals a circuit court judgment affirming a Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) decision that reversed an examiner’s order concerning Faude’s termination from employment.

Apr 1, 2019

4th Amendment Violation

On October 24, 2015, law enforcement officers in Pewaukee, Wisconsin were searching for two African‐American men who moments before had committed an armed robbery.

Apr 1, 2019

Bankruptcy – Release of liability

In 2006 Trinity 83 Development borrowed about $2 million from a bank, giving in return a note and a mortgage on certain real property.

Apr 1, 2019

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

At the time of David Jones’s arrest and prosecution in 2005, Ind. Code § 35-34-1-5 (1982) identified an “omnibus date” and allowed prosecutors to make substantive amendments to pending charges only up to 30 days before the omnibus date.

Apr 1, 2019

Negligence – Malpractice

This medical malpractice lawsuit arises from a radiologist’s negligence.

Apr 1, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

Indianapolis police stopped a car driven and owned by Leroy Washington in September 2016.

Apr 1, 2019

Bankruptcy – Foreclosure

Mark Anderson and Walter Kaiser jointly borrowed about $700,000 from BMO Harris Bank; the loan was secured by a mortgage.

Apr 1, 2019

ALJ Error – Disability Benefits

Debara DeCamp, a 55-year old woman, challenges the denial of her applications for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, in which she claimed disability based on a benign brain tumor, neck and back issues, and bipolar disorder.

Mar 27, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – Intergovernmental Tax Immunity

After petitioner James Dawson retired from the U. S. Marshals Service, his home State of West Virginia taxed his federal pension benefits as it does all former federal employees.

Mar 27, 2019

8th Amendment Violation – Excessive Fines

Tyson Timbs pleaded guilty in Indiana state court to dealing in a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit theft.

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