In this reciprocal discipline matter, Attorney Tracy R. Eichhorn-Hicks has entered into a stipulation with the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR).

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This is a reciprocal discipline matter.

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We review a supplemental referee's report and recommendation concluding that Attorney Cole J. White committed 27 counts of professional misconduct in his handling of four client matters.

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Pending before the court is a report and recommendation filed by Referee Richard M. Esenberg.

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This case addresses whether a circuit court order denying a request to compel arbitration and stay a pending lawsuit is final for the purposes of appeal.

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Enbridge Energy Company operates an interstate pipeline transporting liquid petroleum.

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This is an original action brought by Kristi Koschkee et al., two licensed teachers and two school board members, against Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Carolyn Stanford Taylor and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

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Former Kenosha County District Attorney Robert D. Zapf appeals the report of Referee Dennis J. Flynn, who concluded that Attorney Zapf had committed two counts of professional misconduct and recommended that his license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for one year and that his resumption of the practice of law be subject to certain conditions.

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We review, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 757.91 (2017-18), a judicial conduct panel's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation for discipline for the Honorable Leonard D. Kachinsky, a former municipal judge for the Village of Fox Crossing Municipal Court.

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Attorney Kathleen Anna Wagner has appealed a report filed by Referee James C. Boll, concluding that Attorney Wagner committed two counts of professional misconduct and recommending that she be privately reprimanded.

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A police officer arrested Jessica M. Randall for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

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We accepted the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin's petition to bypass the court of appeals in order to decide whether the Wisconsin Legislature's December 2018 extraordinary session comported with the Wisconsin Constitution.

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The petitioner, Alan Pinter, seeks review of an unpublished court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims against the Village of Stetsonville for negligence and private nuisance.

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Mr. Tyrus Lee Cooper moved the circuit court, prior to sentencing, to withdraw his guilty plea.

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Rural Mutual Insurance Company seeks review of an unpublished per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment dismissing Rural Mutual's subrogation claims.

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These consolidated cases concern the standard under which a circuit court may order involuntary medication to restore a defendant's competency to proceed in a criminal case and the timing of the automatic stay of such orders established in State v. Scott, 2018 WI 74, 382 Wis. 2d 476, 914 N.W.2d 141.

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Ms. L. challenges an order extending her commitment to the care and custody of Waukesha County pursuant to Chapter 51 of our Wisconsin statutes.

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This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming an order of the Circuit Court for Ashland County, Robert E. Eaton, Judge, granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Respondent Dr. James A. Hamp.

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This case is before the court on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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Peter Hanson ("Hanson") seeks review of the court of appeals' decision affirming the circuit court's denial of his postconviction motion.

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The petitioner, Wilson Mutual Insurance Company (Wilson), seeks review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing the circuit court's order that determined the Teskes' claims were barred by the doctrine of claim preclusion.

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This is a review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Trammell, No. 2017AP1206-CR, unpublished slip op.

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This is a review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals, State v. Pegeese, No. 2017AP741–CR, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. Jun. 21, 2018), affirming the circuit court's order denying Javien Cajujuan Pegeese's ("Pegeese") postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

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Pallet Central Enterprises, Inc., ("Pallet Central") forged certain delivery tickets and used them to bill Leicht Transfer & Storage Company ("Leicht") for the sale and delivery of pallets that Pallet Central never sold or delivered.

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We review the court of appeals' decision to summarily deny as untimely Ezequiel Lopez Quintero's petition for habeas corpus seeking reinstatement of his right to file a direct appeal.

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We accepted certification from the court of appeals to clarify the standard of proof required for a grandparent to overcome the presumption that a fit parent's visitation decision is in the child's best interest.

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In a vigorous dispute over the distribution of Donald and Betty Lou Tikalsky's estate, J. Steven Tikalsky sued his sister, Terry Stevens, to obtain part of the inheritance she received from their parents.

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Attorney James Edward Hammis has appealed a report filed by Referee Lisa C. Goldman accepting concessions Attorney Hammis made in a stipulation with the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) that he committed 40 counts of professional misconduct and recommending that his license to practice to law in Wisconsin be revoked.

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We review, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 757.91 (2015-2016), a Judicial Conduct Panel's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation for discipline for Racine County Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Piontek.

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An issue is moot when its resolution will have no practical effect on the underlying controversy.

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