Thursday, June 2, 2011

What the Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Do on Monday, June 6th

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear the TRO and Final Ruling of Dane County Circuit Court Judge Marryann Sumi as it relates to the allegation of Open Meetings Law violation in passing of Wisconsin Act 10.

Here is, in part, the WSC Order:

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the following parties are allotted oral argument as scheduled, in the following sequence:

State of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin ex rel. Michael D. Huebsch: 50 minutes;
Dane County Circuit Court, Hon. MaryAnn Sumi, presiding: 15 minutes;
Dane County District Attorney, Ismael R. Ozanne: 15 minutes;
Peter Barca: 10 minutes;
Mark Miller: 10 minutes;
Douglas LaFollette: 10 minutes; and
State of Wisconsin and State of Wisconsin ex rel. Michael D. Huebsch: 10 minutes
rebuttal.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the above named parties file by 5:00 pm on June 3, 2011,
letter memoranda addressing the effect of the circuit court’s May 26, 2011, findings,
conclusions, decision and judgment on Case No. 2011AP613-LV (L.C. #2011CV1244) and
Case No. 2011AP765-W, including:

(1) whether an appeal is an available remedy and to whom;
(2) whether the circuit court’s May 26, 2011, judgment is final for purposes of appeal;
(3) whether this court’s exercise of original jurisdiction may include the appellate power to review a circuit court judgment absent the filing of an appeal;
(4) whether any of the circuit court’s findings of fact are clearly erroneous; and
(5) whether any facts beyond those found by the circuit court, material to the determination of the issues in Case No. 2011AP613-LV (L.C. #2011CV1244) and Case No. 2011AP765-W, are in dispute.

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