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Remedies Keyed to Kovacic-Fleischer, 8th
City of Milwaukee v. Burnette
Citation:
248 Wis. 2d 820, 637 N.W.2d 447 (2001)Facts
The City of Milwaukee filed an amended complaint against Michelle Burnette, Yolanda Jenkins, Vivian Nicholson, Theresa Roth, and Patricia Wheeler, alleging they were prostitutes whose activities in specified Milwaukee neighborhoods constituted a public nuisance. The City presented uncontroverted evidence including police affidavits documenting prior arrests for prostitution, observations of defendants loitering and flagging down cars, public complaints about street prostitution, dangers faced by undercover officers who could not wear protective gear, testimony that prostitutes carry weapons, and testimony from residents and property owners about harm to the community. The defendants submitted affidavits expressing concern about the injunction’s breadth and their ability to comply, stating they did not intend to engage in prostitution again and feared being arrested for innocent conversations with friends who might unknowingly be prostitutes.
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