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Civil Digest

Aug 27, 2018

Immigration – Removal Order

Carlos Alberto Mejia Galindo, a native of Honduras and a lawful permanent resident, faces removal from the United States as a result of three Kentucky convictions for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Aug 27, 2018

Damages – Certificate of Innocence

Petitioner-appellant Mhammad Abu-Shawish was tried and convicted on a federal fraud charge, but that conviction was reversed after he served the entire prison sentence.

Aug 27, 2018

Collective Bargaining Agreement

Walter “Wally” Gianino owned and operated a plastering company in St. Louis, Missouri, for over thirty years.

Aug 27, 2018

Immigration – Removal Proceedings

When Manjit Singh Sembhi failed to appear for an October 2001 hearing in his removal proceeding, the immigration judge ordered him removed to his home country of India.

Aug 27, 2018

Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim

Charmaine Hamer worked at Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Help Center from 2010 to 2012.

Aug 27, 2018

Injunctive Relief and Damage Awards

Five wheelchair-using detainees brought this lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois, and the Sheriff, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act (“RHA”). Their claims are based on purportedly inaccessible ramps and bathroom facilities at six county courthouses.

Aug 27, 2018

Sentencing Guidelines

From the time he was a young adolescent, defendant Ulises De La Cruz was a member of the Latin Kings gang.

Aug 27, 2018

Sentencing – Supervised Release

Kash Lee appeals the sentence he received when his supervised release was revoked.

Aug 27, 2018

Retaliation – Common Law Liens

Indiana Child Protective Services removed Brent Swallers’s daughter from his custody in September 2015.

Aug 27, 2018

Plea & Sentencing – Restitution

Defendant-appellant Renee Perillo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(c), and to commissioning a murder for hire in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958.

Aug 15, 2018

OWI – Sentencing Guidelines

Aman Deep Singh appeals a circuit court order denying his motion to vacate a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) on the ground that the sentence imposed by the court was excessive.

Aug 15, 2018

Breach of Contract

James Wiese and Premier Sales & Leasing of Waukesha Inc. (“Wiese,” “Premier,” or “defendants”) appeal a judgment awarding Daniel Greene $223,474.42 upon his breach-of-contract claim and attorney’s fees under WIS. STAT. § 134.93 (2015-16).

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