MEINECKE v. THYES

Appeal No. 2020AP338.

963 N.W.2d 816 (2021)

2021 WI App 58

In re the denial of costs in: Susan MEINECKE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jesse THYES and William Q. Rice, Respondents-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: July 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the petitioner-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Thomas C. Kamenick of Kamenick Law Office, LLC, Port Washington.

On behalf of the respondents-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Thomas A. Cabush and Matthew J. Hastings of Kasdorf Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., Milwaukee.

A nonparty brief was filed by Christa O. Westerberg and Beauregard W. Patterson of Pines Bach LLP, Madison, for Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.

Before Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Davis, J.


¶1 This is a public records case. Susan Meinecke contends that she is entitled to attorney fees, costs, and damages (collectively, fees) under WIS. STAT. § 19.37(2)(a) (2019-20).1 She contends she prevailed in substantial part in her mandamus action...

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