Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit December 18, 2003, No. 03-2430 (Kanz v. Wisconsin)

Order

David Kanz, who is on probation following his conviction for criminal slander in Wisconsin, asked the district court to issue a declaratory judgment that his conviction is “void” because he lacked counsel during some pretrial proceedings. Because probation is a form of custody, and the only way to challenge state post-judgment custody is through a collateral attack under 28 U.S.C.