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22-CR-254 USA v. Johnson

Decision and Order

The court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment charging him with possessing ammunition as a felon, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).  The court rejected the defendant’s Second Amendment argument, finding § 922(g)(1) constitutional under the “text and history” test set forth in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022).  The court also rejected an as-applied challenge, finding that the Second Amendment did not require felony-by-felony litigation regarding the constitutionality of § 922(g)(1).

File:
PDF icon 22-CR-254 USA v. Johnson.pdf
Judge:
Lynn Adelman
Date:
Friday, November 3, 2023

11-CV-560 United States of America et al v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation et al

Decision and Order

The court decided the parties’ motions for summary judgment in a case involving the False Claims Act and cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contracting. Among other things, the court held that the implied false certification theory of liability applies when a government contractor submits a claim for reimbursement while knowing that the government may not legally pay the claim.

File:
PDF icon 11-CV-560 United States of America et al v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation et al (312).pdf
Judge:
Lynn Adelman
Date:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

23-CV-149 Wolf v. City of Sheboygan

Decision and Order

Todd Wolf sued after the City of Sheboygan fired him as its City Administrator. The court granted in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The court pared his claims, finding, for example, that Wolf lacked standing to bring an overbreadth challenge to the City’s Confidential Information Policy and that the Alderperson defendants were entitled to qualified immunity regarding Wolf’s due process claim. The court allowed certain claims, including that his termination violated the Fourteenth Amendment, to proceed.

File:
PDF icon 23-CV-149 Wolf v. City of Sheboygan.pdf
Judge:
William E. Duffin
Date:
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

21-CV-578 Lass v. Wells

Decision and Order

The court denied Rodney L. Lass’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The prosecutor’s statement that she would pursue felony charges if Lass obtained a mistrial regarding misdemeanor charges did not demonstrate unconstitutional vindictiveness. Lass’s attorney was not ineffective because an alternative motion to exclude the journals where Lass admitted certain of the charged offenses would have been denied. And Lass forfeited his claim that his exclusion from sidebar conferences violated his right to self-representation.

File:
PDF icon 21-CV-578 Lass v. Wells.pdf
Judge:
William E. Duffin
Date:
Thursday, August 31, 2023

16-CV-685 McFarland-Lawson v. Fudge

Decision and Order

The court granted the defendant’s motion for reconsideration and dismissed the plaintiff’s action. The only claim that remained was the same claim that the plaintiff raised in her union grievance. Because she did not exhaust her administrative remedies, the claim was not properly before the court.

File:
PDF icon 16-CV-685 McFarland-Lawson v. Fudge.pdf
Judge:
William E. Duffin
Date:
Friday, July 21, 2023

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