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Civil Digest

Jul 3, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

James Lumpkin appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.

Jul 3, 2018

Eviction – Sufficiency of Evidence

Martha Garcia appeals from a $47,995.40 eviction judgment entered following a bench trial. Garcia entered into a five-year commercial lease with Gus Wirth, Jr., in 2013.

Jul 3, 2018

Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Retirement Plan

This case is a smaller piece of a larger lawsuit by former teachers and administrators from the Neenah School District (Plaintiffs) who claim damages resulting from the federal tax noncompliance of a retirement plan.

Jul 3, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence

The State of Wisconsin appeals an order of the circuit court granting John Patrick Wright’s motion to suppress evidence.

Jul 3, 2018

Due Process Violation

Dylan Swanson appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of burglary as party to the crime and an order denying his postconviction motion.

Jul 3, 2018

Statutory of Interpretation – Medical Assistance Program Payments

This appeal involves efforts made by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to recoup payments it made to Newcap, Inc., a family planning clinic.

Jul 2, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

Kimberly Flanagan says that two coworkers threatened her life because she previously had sued their shared employer—the Cook County Adult Probation Department—for discrimination and retaliation.

Jul 2, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Wendell Weaver was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment.

Jul 2, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

In 2017 Arla Foods, a global dairy conglomerate based in Denmark, launched a $30 million advertising campaign aimed at expanding its cheese sales in the United States.

Jul 2, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – FOIA

Plaintiff J. Donald Henson, Sr., appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants on his claims under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552.

Jul 2, 2018

NLRB Decision – Employee Unions

This case involves a labor dispute between Columbia College Chicago (“CCC” or “the College”) and one of its employee unions, the Part-Time Faculty Association at Columbia College Chicago (“PFAC”), over the representation of full-time staff members who also teach part-time.

Jul 2, 2018

1st Amendment Violation – Rule of Three

Thaddeus Jones, an alderman in Calumet City, Illinois, wants to be mayor.

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