Lieberman, Brett v. Portage County et al
Plaintiff: Brett Lieberman
Defendant: Portage County, Portage County Sheriff's Office, Portage County District Attorney's Office, Mike Lukas, Cory Nelson, Dale Boettcher, John Doe Portage County Sheriff's Office Personnel and John Doe Portage County District Attorney's Office Personnel
Case Number: 3:2018cv00450
Filed: June 12, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Office: Madison Office
County: Dodge
Presiding Judge: Stephen L. Crocker
Presiding Judge: James D. Peterson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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March 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 149 JUDGMENT entered approving the settlement and dismissing this case with prejudice. (JDP /PAO). (jef),(ps)
February 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 138 ORDER that plaintiff Brett Lieberman is directed to supplement his motion for final approval of the class settlement no later than February 22, 2021. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 2/10/2021. (jef),(ps)
February 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 115 JUDGMENT entered in favor of defendants dismissing the case. (jef),(ps)
August 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ORDER that Plaintiff Brett Lieberman's motion for class certification, Dkt. 59 , is GRANTED.The following class is certified: "All Portage County Jail detainees whose phone calls to attorneys were recorded from June 12, 2012, until the Jail's distribution of the Inmate Orientation Booklet dated November 24, 2015."Steve Alan Hart, Brian Eldridge, and John Shannon Marrese of the law firm Hart McLaughlin & Eldridge LLC are APPROVED as class counsel.Class counsel may have 30 days to identify, locate, and send notices to the class. The notice should give class members 45 days from the date of mailing to opt out of the class. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 8/2/2019. (nln),(ps)
June 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER that defendants' motion for summary judgment, Dkt. 54 , is DENIED as to plaintiff's claim that defendants recorded his attorney phone calls. The motion for summary judgment is GRANTED as to plaintiff's claims that defendants tra nsmitted and used the recordings and that claim is DISMISSED without prejudice for plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. Plaintiff's motion for class certification, Dkt. 59 , is DENIED as to a class under Rule 23( b)(2). A decision on the motion is STAYED as to a class under Rule 23(b)(3). Plaintiff may have until July 11, 2019, to submit supplemental materials showing that his counsel meets the requirements of Rule 23(g)(1). If plaintiff doesn't respond by July 11, 2019 the court will deny plaintiff's motion for class certification in full. Plaintiff may have until July 11, 2019, to file a proposed class notice. Defendants may have until July 18, 2019, to file any objections to the notice. The John Doe defendants are DISMISSED. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 6/27/2019. (jef),(ps) Modified text (corrected 2018 typo). (jef).
January 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER denying 24 motion to "strike" the state-law class claims; granting Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation's 32 Motion to Intervene; approving 42 the parties' stipulation. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 1/24/2019. (jef),(ps)
July 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting plaintiff Brett Lieberman leave to proceed on a claims that defendants: (1) violated the Due Process Clause by transmitting and using privileged communication that Lieberman had with his lawyer; and (2) violated Article 1, § 7; 7 and 11 of the Wisconsin Constitution by recording and disclosing privileged communication that Lieberman had with his lawyer.Defendants Portage County Sheriff's Office and the Portage County District Attorney's Office are DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 7/25/2018. (jef),(ps)
June 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Initial Order for Prisoner Litigant: Plaintiff's complaint taken under advisement for screening. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter A. Oppeneer on 6/12/2018. (jef),(ps)
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Plaintiff: Brett Lieberman
Represented By: Brian Howard Eldridge
Represented By: Steven Alan Hart
Represented By: John Shannon Marrese
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Defendant: Portage County
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Defendant: Portage County Sheriff's Office
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Defendant: Portage County District Attorney's Office
Represented By: David C. Rice
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Defendant: Mike Lukas
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Defendant: Cory Nelson
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Defendant: Dale Boettcher
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Defendant: John Doe Portage County Sheriff's Office Personnel
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Defendant: John Doe Portage County District Attorney's Office Personnel
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