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Chokehold: amaneuver inwhich a person’sneck is tightlygripped in a waythat restrainsbreathing. A per-son left in achokehold formore than a fewseconds can die.The former police chief of Los

Angeles Daryl Gates once sug-gested that there is somethingabout the anatomy of AfricanAmericans that makes them espe-cially susceptible to serious injuryfrom chokeholds, because theirarteries do not open as fast as ar-teries do on “normal people.”The truth is any human being

will suffer distress when pressureon the carotid arteries interruptsthe supply of blood from the heartto the brain. Many police departments in the

United States have bannedchokeholds, but this does not stopsome officers from using themwhen they perceive a threat.The United States supreme

court decided a case about choke-holds that tells you everything youneed to know about how criminal“justice” works for African Ameri-can men.In 1976, Adolph Lyons, a 24-

year-old black man, was pulledover by four Los Angeles police of-ficers for driving with a broken tail-light. The cops exited their squad

cars with their guns drawn, order-ing Lyons to spread his legs andput his hands on top of his head.After Lyons was frisked, he put

his hands down, causing one copto grab Lyons’s hands and slamthem against his head. Lyons had been holding his

keys and he complained that hewas in pain. The police officertackled Lyons and placed him in achokehold until he blacked out.When Lyons regained consciousness, he was lying facedown on the ground, had soiledhis pants, and was spitting up blood and dirt. The cops gave him a traffic citation and senthim on his way.Lyons sued to make the LAPD stop putting people in chokeholds. He presented evi-

dence that in recent years 16 people – including 12 black men – had died in LAPD custodyafter being placed in chokeholds. In City of Los Angeles v Lyons, the US supreme courtdenied his claim, holding that because Lyons could not prove that he would be subject toa chokehold in the future, he had no “personal stake in the outcome”. Dissenting from thecourt’s opinion, Thurgood Marshall, the first African American on the supreme court, wrote:“It is undisputed that chokeholds pose a high and unpredictable risk of serious injury or

death. Chokeholds are intended to bring a subject under control by causing pain and ren-dering him unconscious. Depending on the position of the officer’s arm and the force applied, the victim’s volun-

tary or involuntary reaction, and his state of health, an officer may inadvertently crush thevictim’s larynx, trachea, or hyoid. The result may be death caused by either cardiac arrestor asphyxiation. An LAPD officer described the reaction of a person to being choked as“do[ing] the chicken”, in reference apparently to the reactions of a chicken when its neckis wrung.”

The work of police is to preservelaw and order, including the racialorder. Hillary Clinton once asked aroom full of white people to imag-ine how they would feel if policeand judges treated them the wayAfrican Americans are treated. If the police patrolled white com-

munities with the same violencethat they patrol poor black neigh-borhoods, there would be a revo-lution.The purpose of my book,

Chokehold, is to inspire the sameoutrage about what the police doto African Americans, and thesame revolution in response.A chokehold is a process of co-

ercing submission that is self-rein-forcing. A chokehold justifies additional

pressure on the body because thebody does not come into compli-ance, but the body cannot comeinto compliance because of thevise grip that is on it.This is the black experience in

the United States. This is how theprocess of law and order pushesAfrican American men into thecriminal system. This is how thesystem is broke on purpose.There has never, not for one

minute in American history, beenpeace between black people andthe police. And nothing since slavery – not

Jim Crow segregation, not lynch-ing, not restrictive covenants inhousing, not being shut out of NewDeal programs like social securityand the GI bill, not massive whiteresistance to school desegrega-tion, not the ceaseless efforts toprevent blacks from voting – noth-ing has sparked the level of out-rage among African Americans aswhen they have felt under violentattack by the police.Most of the times that African

Americans have set aside tradi-tional civil rights strategies likebringing court cases and marchingpeacefully and instead have riotedin the streets and attacked sym-bols of the state have been be-cause of something the policehave done. Watts in 1965, Newarkin 1967, Miami in 1980, Los Ange-les in 1992, Ferguson in 2015,Baltimore in 2016, Charlotte in2016 – each of these cities wentup in flames sparked by the police

killing a black man.The problem is the criminal process itself.Cops routinely hurt and humiliate black people because that is what they are paid to do.

Virtually every objective investigation of a US law enforcement agency finds that the police,as policy, treat African Americans with contempt.In New York, Baltimore, Ferguson, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, San Francisco,

and many other cities, the US justice department and federal courts have stated that theofficial practices of police departments include violating the rights of African Americans.The police kill, wound, pepper spray, beat up, detain, frisk, handcuff, and use dogs againstblacks in circumstances in which they do not do the same to white people.It is the moral responsibility of every American, when armed agents of the state are

harming people in our names, to ask why.Every black man in America faces a symbolic chokehold every time he leaves his home.

The sight of an unknown black man scares people, and the law responds with a set ofharsh practices of surveillance, control and punishment designed to put down the threat.The people who carry out the chokehold include cops, judges, and politicians. But it’s

not just about the government. It’s also about you. People of all races and ethnicities make

Chokehold: policingblack men and women in AmericaUS justice is built to humiliateand oppress black men. And itstarts with the chokeholdThe author of the acclaimed Chokehold:Policing Black Men writes on how the sys-tem treats African Americans with con-tempt: ‘If police patrolled white areas asthey do poor black neighborhoods, therewould be a revolution’by Paul Butler

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the most consequential and themost mundane decisions basedon the chokehold. It impactseverything from the neighborhoodyou choose to live in and who youmarry to where you look when youget on an elevator.I like hoodies, but I won’t wear

one, and it’s not mainly because ofthe police. It’s because when I puton a hoodie everybody turns intoa neighborhood watch person.When the sight of a black manmakes you walk quicker or checkto see if your car door is locked,you are enforcing the chokehold.You are not alone. As an African

American man, I’m not only thetarget of the chokehold. I’ve alsobeen one of its perpetrators. I’vedone so officially – as a prosecutorwho sent a lot of black men toprison. I represented the government in

criminal court and defended copswho had racially pro-led or usedexcessive force. Many of those prosecutions I

now regret. I can’t turn back time,but I can expose a morally bank-rupt system. That’s one reason Iwrote this book.But before I get too high and

mighty, you should know that I’vealso enforced the chokehold out-side my work as a prosecutor. Iam a black man who at times isafraid of other black men. Andthen I get mad when people act

afraid of me.Other times I have been more

disgusted or angry with some ofmy brothers than scared. I readthe news articles about “black-on-black” homicide in places likeChicago and Los Angeles. I listento some hip-hop music that seemsto celebrate thug life. And as a kid I got bullied by

other black males. Sometimes Ithink if brothers would just doright, we would not have to worryabout people being afraid of us. Ihave wondered if we have brought

the chokehold on ourselves.In my years as a prosecutor, I

learned some inside informationthat I am now willing to share.Some of it will blow your mind, butI don’t feel bad for telling tales outof school. I was on the front linesin carrying out the chokehold. NowI want to be on the front lines inhelping to crush it.My creds to write this book don’t

come just from my experience asa law enforcement officer, mylegal training at Harvard, or themore than 20 years I have spentresearching criminal justice. Ilearned as much as an AfricanAmerican man who got arrestedfor a crime I did not commit – dur-ing the time that I served as a fed-eral prosecutor. I didn’t beat my case because I

was innocent, even though I was.I beat my case because I knewhow to work the system.The chokehold does not stem

from hate of African Americans. Itsanti-blackness is instrumentalrather than emotional. As slavesbuilt the White House, the choke-hold builds the wealth of whiteelites.Discriminatory law enforcement

practices such as stop and frisk,mass incarceration, and the waron drugs are key components ofthe political economy of the UnitedStates. After the civil rights movement

of the 1960s stigmatized overtracism, the national economy,which from the founding has beenpremised on a racialized form ofcapitalism, still required black bod-ies to exploit.

The chokehold evolved as a“color-blind” method of keepingAfrican Americans down, and thenblaming them for their own degra-dation. The rap group PublicEnemy said: “It takes a nation ofmillions to hold us back.”Actually all it takes is the choke-

hold. It is the invisible fist of thelaw.The chokehold means that what

happens in places like Ferguson,Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland– where the police routinely ha-rass and discriminate againstAfrican American – is not a flaw inthe criminal justice system. Fergu-son and Baltimore are examplesof how the system is supposed towork. The problem is not bad-apple

cops. The problem is police workitself. American cops are the en-forcers of a criminal justice regimethat targets black men and setsthem up to fail.The chokehold is how the police

get away with shooting unarmedblack people. Cops are rarelyprosecuted because they are, lit-erally, doing their jobs. This is whyefforts to fix “problems” such asexcessive force and racial profilingare doomed to fail.If it’s not broke, you can’t fix it.

Police violence and selective en-forcement are not so much flawsin American criminal justice asthey are integral features of it. Thechokehold is why, legally speak-

ing, black lives don’t matter asmuch as white lives.The whole world knows that the

United States faces a crisis inracial justice, but the focus on po-lice and mass incarceration is toonarrow. We might be able to fix those

problems the way that we “ fixed”slavery and segregation, but thechokehold’s genius is its mutabil-ity. Throughout the existence ofAmerica, there have always beenlegal ways to keep black peopledown. Slavery bled into the old Jim

Crow; the old Jim Crew bled intothe new Jim Crow. In order to haltthis wretched cycle we must notthink of reform – we must think oftransformation. The United States of America

must be disrupted, and madeanew. This book uses the experi-ence of African American men toexplain why.One of the consequences of the

chokehold is mass incarceration,famously described by MichelleAlexander as “the new Jim Crow”.The chokehold also brings us po-lice tactics such as stop and frisk,which are designed to humiliateAfrican American males – to bringthem into submission. The chokehold demands a cer-

tain kind of performance from ablack man every time he leaveshis home.

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“Every blackman in Americafaces a symbolicchokeholdevery time heleaves hishome.”


He must affirmatively demon-strate – to the police and the pub-lic at large –that he is not a threat.Most African American men followthe script. Black men who are non-compliant suffer the conse-quences.The chokehold is perfectly legal.

Like all law, it promotes the inter-ests of the rich and powerful. Inany system marked by inequality,there are winners and losers. Be-cause the chokehold imposesracial order, who wins and wholoses is based on race.White people are the winners.

What they win is not only material,like the cash money that arrestingAfrican Americans brings to citiesall over the country in fines andcourt costs. The criminalizing of blackness

also brings psychic rewards.American criminal justice en-hances the property value ofwhiteness.As the chokehold subordinates

black men, it improves the statusof white people. It works as an en-forcement mechanism for keeping

the black man in his place literallyas well as figuratively. Oh the places African American

men don’t go because of thechokehold. It frees up urban spacefor coffeehouses and beer gar-dens.But it’s not just the five-dollar

latte crowd that wins. The choke-hold is something like an employ-ment stimulus plan forworking-class white people, whodon’t have to compete for jobswith all the black men who arelocked up, or who are under-ground because they have out-standing arrest warrants, or whohave criminal records that makeobtaining legal employment ex-ceedingly difficult. Poor white people are simply

not locked up at rates similar toAfrican Americans. These benefitsmake crushing the chokeholdmore difficult because if it ends,white people lose – at least in theshort term.Progressives often lambast poor

white people for voting for conser-vative Republicans like DonaldTrump, suggesting that those

votes are not in their best inter-ests. But low-income white folks

might have better sense than pun-dits give them credit for. A vote fora conservative is an investment inthe property value of one’s white-ness. The criminal process makes

white privilege more than just astatus symbol, and more than justa partial shield from the criminalprocess (as compared to AfricanAmericans). Black men are locked up at five

times the rate of white men. Thereare more African Americans in theUS criminal justice system thanthere were slaves in 1850.By reducing competition for

jobs, and by generating employ-ment in law enforcement and cor-rections, especially in the mainlywhite rural areas where prisonsare often located, the chokeholddelivers cash money to manyworking-class white people.The chokehold relegates black

men to an inferior status of citizen-ship. We might care about that asa moral issue, or as an issue of

racial justice. But honestly, many people will

not give a damn for those reasons.African Americans have been sec-ond-class citizens since we wereallowed – after the bloodiest warin US history and an amendmentto the constitution – to become cit-izens at all.The political scientist Lisa Miller

has described the United Statesas a “failed state” for African Amer-icans. Indeed some activists in-volved in the movement for blacklives speak of their work as creat-ing a “Black Spring”, similar to theArab Spring movements that at-tempted to bring democracy tosome Middle Eastern countries.We face a crucial choice. Do we

allow the chokehold to continue tostrangle our democracy and riskthe rebellion that always comes topolice states? Or do we transform the United

States of America into the truemultiracial democracy that, at ourbest, we aspire to be? My book isabout the urgency of transforma-tion. All of the people will be free,or none of them will. “All the waydown, this time.”

This excerpt originally appearedin Chokehold: Policing Black Menby Paul Butler, published by TheNew Press. Reprinted here withpermission.

Chokehold “Thereare moreAfricanAmericansin the UScriminaljusticesystemthantherewereslaves in1850.”

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STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

MILWAUKEE COUNTYSUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

SMALL CLAIMS Case No. 17SC039101

PLAINTIFF: KENDRA TERRY 2760A N.58TH STREET MILWAUKEE, WI 53210Vs DEFENDANT: KEISHA CARNEY3135 N. SHERMAN BLVD MILWAU-KEE, WI 53216If you require reasonable accommoda-tions due to a disability to participate inthe court process, please call at least 10working days prior to the scheduledcourt date. Please note that the courtdoes not provide transportation.Claim for Money ($10,000 or less)31001Eviction (31004)

TO THE DEFENDANT(S):You are being sued as described on theattached complaint. If you wish to dis-pute this matter:You must appear at the time and placestated.If you do not appear or answer, theplaintiff may win this case and a judg-ment entered for what the plaintiff is ask-ing.

When to Appear/File an AnswerDate: MARCH 5, 2018 Time: 2:30 P.M.Place to Appear/File and Answer: Mil-waukee County Courthouse 901 N 9thStreet, Room 400 Milwaukee, WI 53233Clerk/Attorney Signature: JOHN BAR-RETTPlaintiff’s Demand: The plaintiff statesthe following claim against the defen-dant(s):1. Plaintiff demands judgment for: Claimfor Money $2300.00Eviction 2. Brief statement of dates and facts: (Ifthis is an eviction action and you areseeking money damages, you must alsostate that on this form.)Tenant did pay for Dec 1, 2017 rent anddamages done to the property.

Verification: Under oath, I state that theabove complaint is true, except as thosematters stated upon information and be-lief and as to those matters, I believethem to be true. I am: Plaintiff.Kendra TerryDated: 12-14-2017BY THE COURT:PLAINTIFF:KENDRA TERRYPlaintiff’s Telephone Number414-551-0061018-048/2-16-2018

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MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARING

Case No. 17CV13751

In the matter of the name change of:SHAWNIE DANIELLE COCKROFTBy (Petitioner) SHAWNIE D. COCK-ROFTNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: SHAWNIE DANIELLE COCK-ROFT To: SHAWNIE DANIELLE EMEMBirth Certificate: IT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.

Judge’s Name: HON. WILLIAM SOS-NAYROOM 414, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 16, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-29-18BY THE COURT:HON. WILLIAM SOSNAYCircuit Court Judge018-047/2-16-23/3-2-2018




Case No. 17CV13751

In the matter of the name change of:AMIRA R. COCKROFTBy (Petitioner) SHAWNIE D. COCK-ROFT and by (Co-Petitioner) MICHAELC. COCKROFTNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: AMIRA RENEE COCKROFT To:AMIRA RENEE EMEMBirth Certificate: AMIRA RENEE COCK-ROFTIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. WILLIAM SOS-NAYROOM 414, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 16, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM





Case No. 17CV13748

In the matter of the name change of:ANIYA SERENITI COCKROFTBy (Petitioner) MICHAEL CORDEIROCOCKROFTNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: ANIYA SERENITI COCKROFTTo: ANIYA SERENITI EMEMBirth Certificate: ANIYA SERENITICOCKROFTIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. WILLIAM SOS-NAYROOM 414, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 16, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM





Case No. 17CV13748

In the matter of the name change of:MICHAEL CORDEIRO COCKROFTBy (Petitioner) MICHAEL CORDEIROCOCKROFTNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: MICHAEL CORDEIRO COCK-ROFT To: MICHAEL CORDEIROEMEMBirth Certificate: IT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. WILLIAM SOS-NAYROOM 414, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 16, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM




MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 18CV001189

In the matter of the name change of:DARREN PATRICK GIESEBy (Petitioner) DARREN PATRICKGIESE and By (Co-Petitioner) NICOLEROSE GIESENOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: DARREN PATRICK GIESE To:DARREN PATRICK ESPILBirth Certificate: DARREN PATRICKGIESEIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. REBECCA F.DALLETROOM 403, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 22, 2018 TIME: 8:30 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 2-9-18BY THE COURT:HON. REBECCA F. DALLETCircuit Court Judge018-043/2-16-23/3-2-2018




In the matter of the name change of:MARCUS D. LEEBy (Petitioner) CRYSTAL Y. PERRYNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: MARCUS LEE To: ISRAEL AR-MONI PERRYBirth Certificate: ISRAEL ARMONIPERRYIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. MARSHALL B.MURRAYROOM 208, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 26, 2018 TIME: 10:30 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 2-13-18BY THE COURT:HON. MARSHALL B. MURRAYCircuit Court Judge018-042/2-16-23/3-2-2018




Case No. 18CV446

In the matter of the name change of:AVA ROSE HAMPTONBy (Petitioner) DESERAE BRANNINNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: AVA ROSE HAMPTON To: AVAROSE BRANNINBirth Certificate: AVA ROSE HAMPTONIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. MARY E. TRIG-GIANOROOM 412, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:APRIL 13, 2018 TIME: 11:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.

Dated: 2-6-18BY THE COURT:HON. MARY E. TRIGGIANOCircuit Court Judge018-041/2-16-23/3-2-2018




In the matter of the name change of:JOYCE ELLEN APPLEWHITEBy (Petitioner) JOYCE ELLEN APPLE-WHITENOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: JOYCE ELLEN APPLEWHITETo: ABAYGAL JOY LOWE-BEYBirth Certificate: JOYCE ELLEN LOWEIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. ELLENBROSTROMROOM 413, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 14, 2018 TIME: 8:30 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 2-9-18BY THE COURT:HON. ELLEN BROSTROMCircuit Court Judge018-040/2-16-23/3-2-2018




In the matter of the name change of:JANNA YVETTE EPPERSONBy (Petitioner) JANNA YVETTE EP-PERSONNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: JANNA YVETTE EPPERSON To:JANNA YVETTE SMALLBirth Certificate: JANNA YVETTE EP-PERSONIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. STEPHANIE G.ROTHSTEINROOM 404, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 5, 2018 TIME: 2:00 PM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-29-18BY THE COURT:HON. STEPHANIE G. ROTHSTEINCircuit Court Judge018-039/2-16-23/3-2-2018

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(PUBLICATION)STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURTMILWAUKEE COUNTY

NOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 18CV000550

In the matter of the name change of:APRIL JO POTTERBy (Petitioner) APRIL JO POTTERNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: APRIL JO POTTER To: KAMBERJO POTTERBirth Certificate: APRIL JO POTTERIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. REBECCA F.DALLETROOM 403, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 1, 2018 TIME: 9:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-19-18BY THE COURT:HON. REBECCA F. DALLETCircuit Court Judge018-038/2-16-23/3-2-2018




In the matter of the name change of:ERIANA NEWELLBy (Petitioner) DEQUANA MONTOI BO-STICKNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: ERIANA LASHAY NEWELL To:ERIANA LASHAY NEWELL BOSTICKBirth Certificate: ERIANA LASHAYNEWELLIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. REBECCA F.DALLETROOM 403, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 6, 2018 TIME: 10:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-24-18BY THE COURT:HON. REBECCA F. DALLETCircuit Court Judge018-037/2-9-16-23-2018




In the matter of the name change of:CHAKARIANA HOPSONBy (Petitioner) DEQUANA MONTOI BO-STICKNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: CHAKARIANA DEAJANISE ZA-’KIYYA HOPSON To: CHAKARIANADEAJANISE ZAKIYYA JONESBirth Certificate: CHAKARIANA DEA-JANISE ZA’KIYYA HOPSONIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State of

Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. REBECCA F.DALLETROOM 403, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 6, 2018 TIME: 10:00 AM





In the matter of the name change of:NYI’FIZZA CRAIGBy (Petitioner) DEQUANA MONTOI BO-STICKNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: NYI’FIZZA HASSANA ENAII-JAUEL CRAIG To: NYI’FIZZA ENAII-JAUEL BOSTICKBirth Certificate: NYI’FIZZA HASSANAENAIIJAUEL CRAIGIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. REBECCA F.DALLETROOM 403, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 6, 2018 TIME: 10:00 AM





In the matter of the name change of: JA-ZLYN PA DER YANGBy (Petitioner) JENO YANG and By (Co-Petitioner) AMANDA JEAN SCHULTZNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: JAZLYN PA DER YANG To: JAZ-LYN PA DER XIONGBirth Certificate: JAZLYN PA DERYANGIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. CLARE L.FIORENZAROOM 500, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 15, 2018 TIME: 10:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-17-18BY THE COURT:HON. CLARE L. FIORENZACircuit Court Judge018-034/2-9-16-23-2018




In the matter of the name change of:ANONYA GAO SHOUA YANGBy (Petitioner) JENO YANG and By (Co-Petitioner) AMANDA JEAN SCHULZNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: ANONYA GAO SHOUA YANG To:ANONYA GAO SHOUA XIONGBirth Certificate: ANONYA GAO SHOUAYANGIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. ELLEN R.BROSTROMROOM 413, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 15, 2018 TIME: 9:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-19-18BY THE COURT:HON. ELLEN R. BROSTROMCircuit Court Judge018-033/2-9-16-23-2018




In the matter of the name change of:JENO YANGBy (Petitioner) JENO YANGNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: JENO YANG To: JENO BOUAYENG XIONGBirth Certificate: JENO YANGIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. TIMOTHYWITKOWIAKROOM 415, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 15, 2018 TIME: 8:30 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-17-18BY THE COURT:HON. TIMOTHY WITKOWIAKCircuit Court Judge018-032/2-9-16-23-2018



WAUKESHA COUNTYDIVORCE-40101

Case No. 18FA008387

In Re: The marriage of Petitioner:DANIELLE R. MEYER and Respondent:MICAH G. MEYERTHE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO THEPERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RE-SPONDENT:You are notified that the petitionernamed above has filed a Petition for di-vorce or legal separation against you.

You must respond with a written de-mand for a copy of the Petition within 40days from the day after the first date ofpublication.

The demand must be sent or deliveredto the court at:

Clerk of Court, Milwaukee County

Courthouse, 901 N. 9th St., Room 104,Milwaukee WI 53233 and to DANIELLER. MEYER 423 MARION AVE #2SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WI 53172.

It is recommended, but not required,that you have an attorney help or repre-sent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Pe-tition within 40 days, the court may grantjudgment against you for the award ofmoney or other legal action requested inthe Petition, and you may lose your rightto object to anything that is or may be in-correct in the Petition.

A judgment may be enforced as pro-vided by law. A judgment awardingmoney may become a lien against anyreal estate you own now or in the future,and may also be enforced by garnish-ment or seizure of property.

You are further notified that if the partiesto this action have minor children, viola-tion of §948.31, Wis. Stats., (Interfer-ence with custody by parent or others)is punishable by fines and/or imprison-ment:

If you and the petitioner have minor chil-dren, documents setting forth the per-centage standard for child supportestablished by the department under§49.22(9), Wis. Stats., and the factorsthat a court may consider for modifica-tion of that standard under§767.511(1m), Wis. Stats., are availableupon your request from the Clerk ofCourt.You are notified of the availability of in-formation from the Circuit Court Com-missioner as set forth in §767.105, Wis.Stats.

§767.105, Information from Circuit CourtCommissioner.

(2) Upon the request of a party to an ac-tion affecting the family, including a re-vision of judgment or order under sec.767.59 or 767.451:(a) The Circuit Court Commissionershall, with or without charge, provide theparty with written information on the fol-lowing, as appropriate to the actioncommenced:1. The procedure for obtaining a judg-ment or order in the action.2. The major issues usually addressedin such an action.3. Community resources and familycourt counseling services available toassist the parties.4. The procedure for setting, modifying,and enforcing child support awards, ormodifying and enforcing legal custody orphysical placement judgments or or-ders.(b) The Circuit Court Commissionershall provide a party, for inspection orpurchase, with a copy of the statutoryprovisions in this chapter generally per-tinent to the action.

If you require reasonable accommoda-tions due to a disability to participate inthe court process, please call 414-278-5362 at least 10 working days prior tothe scheduled court date. Please notethat the court does not provide trans-portation.

DATE: 2-6-2018By: DANIELLE MEYER018-031/2-9-16-23-2018




In the matter of the name change of:AMIR LARNZELL RUCKERBy (Petitioner) TATYANA WHITENOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: AMIR LARNZELL RUCKER To:AMIR LARNZELL WHITEBirth Certificate: AMIR LARNZELLRUCKERIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the Circuit

Court of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. WILLIAM SOS-NAYROOM 414, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 16, 2018 TIME: 11:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 2-2-18BY THE COURT:HON. WILLIAM SOSNAYCircuit Court Judge018-029/2-9-16-23-2018




In the matter of the name change of:MARY DIETRICH STROSINBy (Petitioner) MARY DIETRICHSTROSINNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: MARY E. DIETRICH STROSINTo: MARY E. STROSINBirth Certificate: MARY ELLEN BACH-MANIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. MARSHALL B.MURRAYROOM 208, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 5, 2018 TIME: 9:30 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 2-3-18BY THE COURT:HON. MARSHALL B. MURRAYCircuit Court Judge018-028/2-9-16-23-2018




In the matter of the name change of: LA-TOYA MARQUETTE GARNERBy (Petitioner) LATOYA MARQUETTEGARNERNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: LATOYA MARQUETTE GARNERTo: LATOYA MARQUETTE JONESBirth Certificate: LATOYA MARQUETTEGARNERIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. CLARE L.FIORENZAROOM 500, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 14, 2018 TIME: 2:30 PM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-30-18BY THE COURT:HON. CLARE L. FIORENZACircuit Court Judge018-027/2-2-9-16-2018

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The Weekend Edition•For The Brothers•February 16, 2018 Page 7SUMMONS

(PUBLICATION)STATE OF WISCONSIN


NOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 18CV000594

In the matter of the name change of:STEPHANIE MARIE SCHOLZBy (Petitioner) STEPHANIE MARIESCHOLZNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: STEPHANIE MARIE SCHOLZTo: AUGUST AVERY SCHOLZBirth Certificate: STEPHANIE MARIESCHOLZIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. JOHN DiMOTTOROOM 401, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:MARCH 7, 2018 TIME: 1:30 PM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given by

publication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-22-18BY THE COURT:HON. JOHN DiMOTTOCircuit Court Judge018-026/2-2-9-16-2018


WITHOUT MINOR CHILDRENSTATE OF WISCONSIN


DIVORCE-40101Case No. 17FA005208

In Re: The marriage of Petitioner:MONIQUE J. DAVIS 5324 N 48THSTREET MILWAUKEE, WI 53218 andRespondent: MICHAEL JUDGE MILLS2314 N 44TH STREET MILWAUKEE,WI 53210THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO THEPERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RE-SPONDENT:You are notified that your spouse hasfiled a lawsuit or other action againstyou. The Petition, which is attached,

states the nature and basis of the legalaction.

Within 20 days of receiving this Sum-mons, you must provide a written re-sponse, as that term is used in ch. 802,Wis. Stats., to the Petition. The courtmay reject or disregard a response thatdoes not follow the requirements of thestatutes.

The response must be sent or deliveredto the following government office:

Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts 821W State Street Milwaukee, WI 53233Room 14.

The response must also be mailed ordelivered within 20 days to the petitionerat the address above.

It is recommended, but not required,that you have an attorney help or repre-sent you.

If you do not provide a proper responsewithin 20 days, the court may grant judg-ment against you, and you may loseyour right to object to anything that is ormay be incorrect in the Petition.

A judgment may be enforced as pro-vided by law. A judgment may becomea lien against any real estate you ownnow or in the future, and may also beenforced by garnishment or seizure ofproperty.

If you require reasonable accommoda-tions due to a disability to participate inthe court process, please call at least 10working days prior to the scheduledcourt date. Please not that the courtdoes not provide transportation.

DATE: 8-22-2017By: MONIQUE J. DAVIS018-025/2-2-9-16-2018




In the matter of the name change of:CHRISTINE SMITHBy (Petitioner) CHRISTINE SMITH

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to change thename of the person listed above:From: CHRISTINE SMITH To: QUEENCHRISTINE JACKSONBirth Certificate: CHRISTINE JACKSONIT IS ORDERED:This petition will be heard in the CircuitCourt of Milwaukee County, State ofWisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. MARY E. TRIG-GIANOROOM 412, PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE:APRIL 9, 2018 TIME: 9:00 AM

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be given bypublication as a Class 3 notice for three(3) weeks in a row prior to the date ofthe hearing in the Milwaukee Commu-nity Journal, a newspaper published inMilwaukee County, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-25-18BY THE COURT:HON. MARY E. TRIGGIANOCircuit Court Judge018-024 /2-9-16-23-2018

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