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23-CV-876 Doe #1 v. Mukwonago Area School District et al

Decision and Order

Plaintiff, a transgender girl attending Mukwonago Area School District (MASD), filed this case in 2023, alleging that MASD violated her rights under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause by instituting a policy that barred her from using the girls’ bathroom at school. The preliminary injunction entered on her behalf was affirmed on appeal but later dissolved on plaintiff’s motion as she was no longer subject to the bathroom policy. The U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases related to transgender rights that arguably affected plaintiff’s claims. Defendant moved for judgment on the pleadings as to both claims, and plaintiff moved to compel discovery. The Court concluded that it no longer had subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s Title IX claim because she now seeks damages only for emotional distress. Judgment on the pleadings was denied as to the equal protection claim. Plaintiff’s motion to compel was granted in part for a narrowed timeframe.

File:
PDF icon 23-CV-876 Doe #1 v. Mukwonago Area School District et al (112).pdf
Judge:
Lynn Adelman
Date:
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

26-CV-786 Americans for Citizen Voting PAC v. Meagan Wolfe et al

Opinion

Plaintiff Americans for Citizen Voting PAC sued the members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, who is represented by the Wisconsin Attorney General, challenging the constitutionality of an elections law. The Wisconsin Legislature moved to intervene, based primarily upon a Wisconsin statute that it claims gives it an interest in the litigation. The Court found that the statute is unconstitutional under the Wisconsin constitution as applied to the facts of the case. Therefore, the statute cannot convey an interest in the litigation. Moreover, any interest the legislature does have is adequately represented by the existing parties. Therefore, the Court denies the motion to intervene.

File:
PDF icon 26-CV-786 Americans for Citizen Voting PAC v. Meagan Wolfe et al.pdf
Judge:
Lynn Adelman
Date:
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

24-CV-1206 Van Elzen v. American Home Shield

Decision and Order Granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment

Plaintiff filed this action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 27 U.S.C. § 227, alleging Defendant contacted him four times via text message regarding a home warranty, despite his registration on the “Do Not Call List.”  Defendant claimed that Plaintiff requested information and consented to receiving text messages and, alternatively, that it was not liable because it complied with the “safe harbor” provisions of the TCPA and underlying regulations.   The Court concluded a factual dispute precluded summary judgment in Defendant’s favor on the issue of consent, but that the safe harbor provision applied.

File:
PDF icon 24-CV-1206 Van Elzen v. American Home Shield (47).pdf
Judge:
William C. Griesbach
Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

24-CV-1460 Faulman Investment Ltd v. Engineered Products and Services Inc et al

Order

Third-party defendants move to dismiss various claims in a third-party complaint. The complaint included breach of contract, negligence, and misrepresentation claims all based upon the same conduct. Applying Wisconsin choice-of-law rules, the Court found that Wisconsin and Florida laws conflict as to whether the tort claims are barred under Wisconsin's economic loss doctrine and Florida's independent tort doctrine. Ultimately, the Court applied Wisconsin law, dismissing the tort claims. The Court also dismissed claims for an accounting, a constructive trust, and unjust enrichment, and permitted the intervention of defendant's insurance company.

File:
PDF icon 24-CV-1460 Faulman Investment Ltd v. Engineered Products and Services Inc et al.pdf
Judge:
Lynn Adelman
Date:
Thursday, April 9, 2026

25-CR-89 US v. Hannah Dugan

Decision and Order

After a jury convicted her of obstructing a proceeding before the Department of Homeland Security, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 1505, defendant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal, Fed. R. Crim. P. 29, and/or for a new trial, Fed. R. Crim. P. 33. The court denied the motion, finding that the government presented sufficient evidence from which a rational jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The court rejected defendant’s arguments asserting a common law privilege against the execution of civil arrest warrants on a party appearing in a courthouse, challenging the jury instructions, claiming that § 1505 should be construed narrowly to not apply to the conduct alleged, and reasserting her claims of judicial immunity.

File:
PDF icon 25-CR-89 US v. Hannah Dugan.pdf
Judge:
Lynn Adelman
Date:
Monday, April 6, 2026

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