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Civil Digest

Jan 22, 2018

Lease Agreement – Property

The central issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff Banco Panamericano has a better claim than the City of Peoria to the gas collection system and certain electrical infrastructure at the Peoria landfill.

Jan 22, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Fredrick Michael Baer murdered a young woman and her four‐year‐old daughter in their home.

Jan 22, 2018

Statuary Interpretation

The Laborers’ Pension Fund administers the pension fund for the Laborers’ International Union of North America.

Jan 22, 2018

Immigration – Removal

Petitioner Ray Fuller is in the final stages of removal proceedings in which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to have him sent back to his native Jamaica.

Jan 10, 2018

Chapter 128: Wisconsin’s Bankruptcy Alternative

The decision of the court of appeals is affirmed by an equally divided Court.

Jan 10, 2018

Sentence Modification – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

In these consolidated appeals, Kyle Austin Sewell appeals from judgments of conviction for one count of strangulation and suffocation and one count of felony intimidation of a witness, both as acts of domestic abuse and as a repeater.

Jan 10, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

James Anderson appeals a judgment of conviction for various criminal offenses, entered upon jury verdicts, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Jan 10, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Christopher Seiler appeals pro se from a circuit court order denying without an evidentiary hearing his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015- 16) motion (1) challenging a statement he made to his probation officer and alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel relating to that statement, and (2) seeking resentencing because the circuit court relied upon inaccurate information at sentencing and his tri[...]

Jan 10, 2018

Disability Insurance Benefits – Expert Testimony

Ashley Gerstner challenges the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income.

Jan 10, 2018

Due Process Violation – Time-barred

Clarence Easterling, a Wisconsin inmate, brought this action against correctional officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that they violated his constitutional rights to due process of law and freedom of association by denying him visits with his daughter in 2004 and 2013.

Jan 10, 2018

Medical Malpractice – Negligence

In this appeal, John Lipsey seeks relief on behalf of his minor daughter J.L., for tragic injuries suffered by J.L. at birth.

Jan 10, 2018

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Violation – Rule 11

Cory Williams was charged with two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a); one count of bank robbery, id. § 2113(a), (d); and three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of those crimes, id. § 924(c).

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