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Civil Digest

Jun 10, 2021

2nd Amendment Violation and As-applied Challenge

This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Christen, No. 2019AP1767-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020), affirming the Dane County circuit court's judgment convicting Mitchell Christen of operating or going This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, State v. Christen, No. 2019AP1767-CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. A[...]

Jun 10, 2021

Involuntary Commitment and Medication

J.J.K. appeals two circuit court orders: one granting Rock County’s petition to extend a prior involuntary commitment for 12 months and the other granting the County’s request for an order of involuntary medication and treatment during the period of extended commitment or until further order of the court.

Jun 10, 2021

Judgment – Homestead Exemptions

This is a dispute between a judgment creditor, Anderson Tooling, Inc. (“ATI”), and married judgment debtors, Jeffery and Lori Anderson, regarding statutory homestead exemptions claimed by the debtors.

Jun 10, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – State Employment Relations

The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission and Department of Natural Resources appeal a circuit court order reversing a commission decision that upheld the department’s discharge of Andrew Dryja.

Jun 10, 2021

Employment – Displacement Rights

Claire Fried appeals a circuit court order reversing a Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission decision concluding that Fried had displacement rights under WIS. ADMIN. CODE § ER-MRS 22.08(3) (Dec. 2015).

Jun 9, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – Razing Buildings

1033 North 7th Street (the corporation) appeals from an order granting the City of Fond du Lac (the City) and its building inspector Doug Hoerth’s motion to dismiss the corporation’s complaint as untimely.

Jun 9, 2021

Restitution Order

Travis D. Delabio appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts arson and two counts burglary, all counts party to the crime, and from an order awarding the victim $21,500 in restitution.

Jun 9, 2021

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Kunle Famakinwa, Jr., appeals from a judgment convicting him of possession with the intent to deliver tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in an amount of 200 grams or less and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Jun 9, 2021

Foreclosure Judgment – Parking Easement

Peoples State Bank (“the Bank”) was granted a foreclosure judgment on a piece of commercial property owned by Debra McCarty.

Jun 9, 2021

Due Process Violation

Bartelt Custom Automotive, Inc. (BCA), appeals an order of the circuit court affirming an order of the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) which found that BCA failed to provide Kevin Warlow with suitable employment following a work-related injury, in violation of WIS. STAT. § 102.35(3) (2019-20).

Jun 9, 2021

Postconviction Relief – Newly Discovered Evidence

Robert Carr, Jr. appeals a judgment of conviction and an order of the trial court denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Jun 8, 2021

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Violation – Rule 43

Michael Stivers pled guilty to receiving, possessing, and distributing child pornography.

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