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Civil Digest

Mar 12, 2019

Employment – Breach of Contract

Edward Towle appeals an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment to Deborah Kerr, the Board of Education of the School District of Brown Deer, and the School District of Brown Deer.

Mar 12, 2019

Double Jeopardy – Photo Array

Mickey L. Miller appeals a nonfinal order of the trial court denying his motion to dismiss the armed robbery and false imprisonment charges against him.

Mar 12, 2019

Probable Cause – Suppression of Evidence

Andrew Anton Sabo appeals his judgment of conviction entered after he pled guilty to one count of possessing between five and fifteen grams of cocaine with intent to deliver as a second or subsequent offense, and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Mar 12, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – Wisconsin’s Public Records Law

Kemper Center, Inc. and Gary Vaillancourt appeal a grant of summary judgment to Annette Flynn, proceeding on behalf of the State of Wisconsin, in Flynn’s action to enforce Wisconsin’s Public Records Law, WIS. STAT. §§ 19.31-.39 (2015-16).

Mar 12, 2019

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Joshua Malueg appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of one count of incest with a child by a stepparent.

Mar 11, 2019

FELA Violation

Jeffery Kopplin brought two claims against the Wisconsin Central railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq.

Mar 11, 2019

Due Process Violation

Petitioner-appellant Mack Sims seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing his due process rights were violated because the state withheld evidence favorable to his case.

Mar 11, 2019

8th Amendment Violation

Bruce Giles is a prisoner in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (the “Department”) who suffers from schizoaffective disorder.

Mar 11, 2019

Immigration – Removal Order

Aleksey Arkadyevich Ruderman is seeking to avoid removal to Belarus, his native country.

Mar 11, 2019

Antitrust Violation

This case is about the birds and the bees—in particular, about human efforts to control the reproductive outcomes otherwise determined by Mother Nature.

Mar 11, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

On trial for bank robbery, Scott Books chose not to testify in his own defense and was found guilty and sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment.

Mar 11, 2019

Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim

Juan Cervantes brought this action against his employer, Ardagh Group (“Ardagh”), alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Illinois Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5/1‐101 et seq. (“IHRA”).

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