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Civil Digest

Jun 11, 2018

Due Process Violation

Orlin Root-Thalman and Craig Root-Thalman (collectively, the Root-Thalmans) appeal a circuit court order voiding a quitclaim deed.

Jun 11, 2018

Divorce – Child Placement

Amanda Burgraff appeals the child custody, child placement, and property division portions of a judgment dissolving her marriage to Robert Burgraff.

Jun 11, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence

Mark Stevens appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen, contrary to WIS.STAT. § 948.02(1)(e) (2015-16).

Jun 11, 2018

Malpractice – Breach of Ficuicary Duties

Tracy Barnett and Mogul Enterprises, LLC (collectively, Barnett) sued Mark McGinnis and his former law firm, Herrling Clark, for malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contract.

Jun 11, 2018

Immigration – Statutory Interpretation

In 1995, Miguel Macias Mendoza (“Macias”) reentered the United States after having been removed only weeks earlier.

Jun 11, 2018

Equal Protection Claim

Kenneth Mayle, an adherent of what he calls nontheistic Satanism, sued the United States and officials from the United States Mint, Department of the Treasury, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing, to enjoin the printing of the national motto, “In God We Trust,” on United States currency.

Jun 11, 2018

Due Process Violation

Bobbi Kilburn‐Winnie and Michelle Allen‐Gregory (collectively, “Appellants”)filed suit against the Town of Fortville, Indiana, Fortville Waterworks, and Fortville Utilities (collectively, “Fortville”), alleging that their Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process rights were violated when Fortville disconnected their water service.

Jun 11, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Rulemaking Clause

Aaron Schock resigned from Congress on March 31, 2015, after his constituents responded adversely to disclosures about trips he took at public expense, the expense of his elaborate office furnishings, and how he had applied campaign funds.

Jun 11, 2018

6th Amendment Violation

Petitioner Scott Schmidt murdered his wife, Kelly Wing-Schmidt.

Jun 11, 2018

Sentencing – Enhancement

On June 24, 2015, a grand jury indicted Julius Peterson on two counts of financial institution fraud, one count of making a false statement to a financial institution, and one count of bankruptcy fraud.

Jun 6, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Sovereign Immunity

The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe purchased a roughly 40-acre plot of land and then commissioned a boundary survey.

Jun 6, 2018

Arbitration Agreement Enforcement

Should employees and employers be allowed to agree that any disputes between them will be resolved through one-on-one arbitration?

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