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Civil Digest

Feb 19, 2019

Court Error – Sanctions

These consolidated appeals present two issues following our remand in Webster v. Krizan, No. 2016AP25, unpublished slip op. (WI App Mar. 28, 2017) (hereinafter, Krizan I).

Feb 18, 2019

Jurisdiction and Statute of Limitations

In our earlier examination of this case, we questioned whether Mr. May filed a timely notice of appeal from the decision of the district court but decided that we lacked sufficient information to answer that question.

Feb 18, 2019

Statute of Limitations

Petitioner Jason Lund appeals the denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Feb 18, 2019

RLUIPA Violation – Zoning Codes

In the City of Markham, Illinois, 16018 South Spaulding Avenue (the “Property”) is home to The Church of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Feb 18, 2019

Jury Instructions

In the wee hours of the morning on April 12, 2015, thieves stole approximately 104 Ruger firearms from a train sitting in a Chicago railyard.

Feb 18, 2019

IEPA Violation

In March 2007 the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) brought charges before the Illinois Pollution Control Board (the Board) against EOR Energy, LLC (EOR) and AET Environmental, Inc. (AET).

Feb 18, 2019

APA Violation and Breach of Contract

Mark Mittelstadt owned a tract of land in Richland County, Wisconsin, that was enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (“CRP”), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), from 1987 to 2006.

Feb 18, 2019

Qualified Immunity

William Rainsberger was charged with murdering his elderly mother.

Feb 18, 2019

FCRA Claim – Subject-matter Jurisdiction

In 2009 Allstate Insurance Company launched an internal investigation into suspicious trading on its equity desk.

Feb 18, 2019

Ordinance Interpretation – Jurisdiction

An organization known as Keep Chicago Livable and six individuals challenge the constitutionality of Chicago’s Shared Housing Ordinance.

Feb 13, 2019

Termination of Parental Rights

C.H.B. appeals the circuit court’s orders terminating his parental rights to his three children pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 48.415(4) on the petition of S.M.G., C.H.B.’s ex-spouse and the children’s mother. C.H.B. makes a single argument, which is a facial challenge to the constitutionality of § 48.415(4). Section 48.415(4) allows the termination of parental rights based on the continuing den[...]

Feb 13, 2019

Governmental Immunity

Danielle Jackson, a former inmate at the Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center, a state correctional facility, was working as a cook in the kitchen of the facility on March 4, 2014, when Kettle Number One tipped, spilling boiling water on her and causing her significant burn injuries.

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