12-1649 Embry v. City of Calumet City

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12-1755 Gschwind v. Heiden

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11-1473 Capeheart v. Terrell

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11-1929 Kidwell v. Eisenhauer

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2010AP2833 Trimboli v. County of Milwaukee

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10-2680 Redd v. Nolan

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10-2661 Hutchins v. Clarke

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Employment Public employment

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Employment Public employment; due process

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Employment Public employment; Petition Clause

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Employment Public employment; just cause hearing Section 62.50 does not apply to unpaid FMLA leave. “[N]either the language nor context of Wis. Stat. § 62.50 suggest that a ‘just cause’ due process hearing is required when an officer’s police powers ...

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Employment Public employment; due process A probationary police officer in Milwaukee has no due process right to a hearing before termination. “The term ‘member of the police force’ has no specific statutory definition. Ramskugler argues that she was a ‘member ...

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Employment Public employment; judicial review John Marder appeals two judgments, one affirming a Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System decision to terminate his employment, and the other dismissing his separate 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action on preclusion ...

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Employment Public employment; due process The termination of a public employee terminated after a drunk driving arrest did not violate due process. “Plaintiff has not alleged a situation where the Board was using paragraph 10(b) to effectuate an ‘end run’ ...

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Employment Public employment; First Amendment Where all employees performing temporary duties in a department were returned to their regular positions at the same time, summary judgment was properly granted to the employer on two employees’ claims that the action was ...

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Employment Public employment; judicial review On February 13, 2005, Greg Koestering, a City of Milwaukee police officer, repeatedly struck Michael Ramos while Ramos was handcuffed and inside a police van. The City of Milwaukee Chief of Police, Nannette Hegarty, found ...

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Constitutional Law Public employment; due process A government employee who resigned rather than face a disciplinary hearing cannot sue for violating his due process rights. “No doubt Palka was confronted with a difficult choice when the disciplinary charges were lodged ...

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