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Civil Digest

Aug 18, 2021

Probable Cause – Warrantless Search – Suppression of Evidence

In 2018, a state police officer sought and obtained a warrant to search Defendant Edward Woodfork’s home based on the officer’s orchestration of several controlled-buy drug transactions involving Woodfork.

Aug 18, 2021

Summary Judgment – Sanctions

Justin Castelino was suspended from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for a semester for academic misconduct.

Aug 18, 2021

Sufficiency of Evidence

On March 22, 2009, a jury found Luis Villavicencio‐Serna guilty of first‐degree murder of Armando Huerta Jr. Scant physical evidence linked him to the charge.

Aug 18, 2021

Insurance Claim – Policy Limits

Plaintiff Cody Christopherson has appealed from a grant of summary judgment in favor of his home insurance company, defendant American Strategic Insurance Corporation, known as ASI.

Aug 18, 2021

Equitable Tolling

James Ademiju, a Nigerian citizen, seeks to vacate his conviction for healthcare fraud.

Aug 18, 2021

Interlocutory Appeal – Qualified Immunity

Plaintiff Percy Taylor was fired from his job as a police officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

Aug 18, 2021

Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release

A jury convicted Michael Jarigese of nine counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1346, and one count of bribery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2).

Jul 8, 2021

Immigration – Stop-time Rule

Anyone who has applied for a passport, filed for Social Security benefits, or sought a license understands the government’s affinity for forms.

Jul 8, 2021

Writ of Certiorari

In 2009, an Alaska jury convicted Sean Wright of 13 counts of sexual abuse of a minor.

Jul 8, 2021

Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings

The Court entered the following order on this date: On March 15, 2021, Attorney Laura Waite filed a request pursuant to SCR 22.34(11), for indefinite suspension of her license to practice law in this state due to her medical incapacity.

Jul 8, 2021

Order Correcting Opinion

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that corrections were made to paragraphs 1 and 39 in the above-captioned opinion which was released on April 29, 2021.

Jul 8, 2021

Sufficiency of Evidence

Ronald J. Greenwood appeals from a judgment of replevin requiring him to return a dog to Shawna Hathaway.

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