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Civil Digest

Nov 17, 2020

Insurance Claim – Negligence

City Centre, LLC (City Centre) and Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company appeal from the summary judgment dismissal of City Centre’s claim for coverage against ACE American Insurance Company (ACE).

Nov 17, 2020

Termination of Parental Rights

D.Q. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating his parental rights.

Nov 17, 2020

Termination of Parental Rights

J.M.W. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating her parental rights to her child, N.M., on the petition of the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services.

Nov 17, 2020

Termination of Parental Rights

N.M. appeals the circuit court’s order terminating the parental rights of her mother, J.M.W., on the petition of the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services.

Nov 17, 2020

Termination of Parental Rights

T.F. appeals an order involuntarily terminating her parental rights to her daughter, Allie.

Nov 16, 2020

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jackie Holloway, II appeals his judgment of conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon, as well as the order denying his postconviction motion.

Nov 16, 2020

Abuse of Discretion – Sentencing Guidelines

Kenneth Risch appeals a judgment convicting him of second-degree sexual assault of a child, as a repeater, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

Nov 16, 2020

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Michael Brantner appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 948.025(1)(b) (2017-18), and an order denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.

Nov 16, 2020

Warrantless Search – Probable Cause

Synika Kirk appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty plea, convicting him of conspiracy to manufacture or deliver between 2500 and 10,000 grams of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), contrary to WIS. STAT. § 961.41(1)(h)4. (2017-18).

Nov 16, 2020

Statutory Interpretation – Foreign Arbitration

Section 1782(a) of Title 28 authorizes the district court to order a person within the district to give testimony or produce documents “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.”

Nov 16, 2020

Court Error – Newly Discovered Evidence

In 1996 the federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas sentenced Bruce Webster to death for the murder two years earlier of a 16-year-old girl.

Nov 11, 2020

Abuse of Discretion – Injunctive Relief

Petitioners, Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, the Green Party’s candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, have filed a petition for leave to commence an original action pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.70 and a motion for temporary injunctive relief.

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