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Tri-Corp Housing, Inc. v. Robert Bauman
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District I, No. 2022AP993 · judgment August 27, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
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When is a claimant an “involuntary public figure” within the meaning set forth in Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323, 94 S. Ct. 2997, 41 L. Ed. 2d 789 (1974), thereby requiring proof of actual malice in an action for defamation?
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In a jury trial, must the question of whether a party claiming defamation is a “limited purpose public figure” be raised by the defense and decided by the court before the case is sent to the jury?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Edward Machulak
Machulak, Robertson & Sodos, S.C.
For respondent
Matthew R. McClean
Amundsen Davis, S.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 07 2025Waiver of right of respondent Robert Bauman to respond filed.
- Apr 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)