M. Samir Siddique and John McAdams at The Capital Times on a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee by author Saddique, over the campus administration's replacement of the elected student government, including then-student Saddique, and its related imposition of disciplinary sanctions on Siddique.
"After years in court, UWM relented and absolved Siddique of misconduct. (See Milwaukee County Case No. 14-CV-10381.) Siddique had won, right?
"In 1985, the Wisconsin Legislature passed the WEAJA [Wisconsin Equal Access to Justice Act, Wis. Stat. sec. 814.245] to allow any individual, like Siddique (or any small business) wronged by government agencies, to recoup attorneys’ fees upon prevailing in a lawsuit against the agency. So Siddique sought his attorneys’ fees, citing the WEAJA. But the Circuit Court and Court of Appeals [opinion] denied his request.
"Why? Simply because there had been no final judicial order in Siddique's case. There was no final order because UWM decided to withdraw and retreat before the circuit court issued a final verdict.
"Siddique, now a third-year law student, has petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review his case in Siddique v. Board of Regents (17-AP-1443) [docket] and award legal fees."
