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Pro Bono Opportunities

Pro Bono Opportunities for Attorneys

The Eastern District of Wisconsin has pro bono opportunities, primarily in prisoner civil rights cases. The court recruits attorneys for limited purposes, such as representing a civil pro se litigant in mediation, as well as for full representation. Wisconsin SCR 31.05(7) states that an attorney may claim one CLE credit for every five hours of pro bono work, up to six credits per reporting period. Below are the cases that the court is currently recruiting for.

Notice of Changes Proposed by the Eastern District Local Rules Committee

Comments Due August 1, 2019

       

         The Local Rules Committee has reviewed the recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and, as a result, is recommending certain modifications to the local rules. In addition, there are other recommendations that are not related to the recent amendments. Any comments should be submitted to Stephen Dries, Clerk of Court, via email at stephen_dries@wied.uscourts.gov by August 1, 2019.              

Cases of Interest

11-CV-1157 Davis v. Eckstein

15-CV-1157 Davis v. Eckstein et al

Decision and Order

Applying Wisconsin’s choice-of-law rules, the district court concluded that no conflict of law exists when the forum state’s law on a matter is settled and the other state’s law is uncertain. In that circumstance, the court applies forum law.

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