John D. Puchner v. William Kruziki, Waukesha County Sheriff, and Anne C. Hepperla, Formerly Known as Anne C. Puchner, Intervenor

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• holding that because a Wisconsin contempt order does not carry the same collateral consequences as a criminal conviction, a habeas petition becomes moot upon the petitioner’s release from custody
• holding that the petitioner in this case was “in custody” for the purposes of §2254 when he was serving a remedial contempt sentence for failure to pay child support
• vacating Judge Warren’s 1996 decision and remanding the case to the district court to dismiss the case as moot
• vacating Judge Warren’s 1996 decision and remanding the case to the district court to dismiss the case as moot
• vacating Judge Warren’s 1996 decision and remanding the case to the district court to dismiss the case as moot
• “We have serious doubts as to whether a judgment finding someone in civil contempt qualifies as a “conviction” for purposes of the collateral consequences rule.”

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