Puchner v. Severson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN JOHN D. PUCHNER, Petitioner, Case No. 21-CV-609-JPS-JPS v. SHERIFF SEVERSON, ORDER Respondent. Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael P. Maxwell’s (“Judge Maxwell”) finding Petitioner in contempt and ordering that he be jailed. (See Docket #1). Judge Maxwell’s contempt orders stem from Petitioner’s divorce proceedings, which began in 2019 and have now become so protracted due to Petitioner’s prolific filings.1 Specifically, Judge…