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Civil Digest

Feb 11, 2019

Employment – Discrimination

Current and former employees filed a complaint in federal court against Northeast Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (“Metra”) and several of its employees alleging various forms of discrimination.

Feb 11, 2019

Breach of Contract – Damages

BankDirect Capital Finance and Capital Premium Financing both participate in the market for loans to finance insurance premiums.

Feb 11, 2019

14th Amendment Violations

Johnnie Lee Savory spent thirty years in prison for a 1977 double murder that he insists he did not commit.

Feb 11, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – Securities – Statute of Limitations

Hype and reality can be at odds. This contrast arises often in postmortems on once-fashionable, now-failed investment securities.

Feb 11, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence and Jury Instructions

On‐duty officer Marco Proano fired sixteen shots at a moving sedan filled with teenagers until the car idled against a light pole.

Feb 11, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

Arturo Bustos conspired with his codefendants to deliver 995 grams of heroin to an undercover officer.

Feb 6, 2019

Abuse of Discretion – Restitution

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's restitution order of $8,487.41 against Shawn T. Wiskerchen for losses caused by his burglary of a neighbor's residence.

Feb 6, 2019

Negligence – Governmental Immunity

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing the circuit court's denial of summary judgment to the City of New Berlin and the New Berlin Parks and Recreation Department (together, "New Berlin").

Feb 6, 2019

Abuse of Discretion – Contempt Motion

The Town of Forest (“the Town”) appeals an order denying its motion to hold the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (“the PSC”) in contempt of court.

Feb 6, 2019

Termination of Parental Rights

A.J.S. appeals an order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, M.R.S.

Feb 5, 2019

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jesse Jermale Robinson appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying postconviction relief.

Feb 5, 2019

Postconviction Motion Denied

Brandon J. Hand appeals pro se from judgments of convictions in two drug cases and from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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