| Description | Date | Docket # |
| US v. SIMPSON United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing In appeals from drug distribution convictions, district judge did not bias the defense by taking an overactive role during trial, and judge's comments... |
07/24/2003 | 02-3794/3832/3901 |
| WEIZEORICK v. ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. United States Seventh Circuit Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate Plaintiffs successfully pleaded a claim for relief in alleging a split of fees in violation of section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures... |
07/24/2003 | 02-2801 |
| JMS DEV. CO. v. BULK PETRO. CORP. United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Environmental Law A district court order, requiring a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act defendant to deposit money into an escrow account to pay for anticipated... |
07/24/2003 | 02-1674 |
| SMITH v. AM. GEN. LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO., INC. United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Insurance Law No federal subject matter jurisdiction existed in a claim seeking relief for delay in payment under an insurance policy under Illinois law, where the... |
07/24/2003 | 02-2214 |
| US v. KELLY United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure In defendant's claim seeking specific performance of a plea agreement, the district court did not err in 1) failing to make a formal determination of... |
07/24/2003 | 02-2226 |
| US v. SUTTON United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing In appeals from armed robbery convictions, any error in exclusion of fingerprint reports was harmless based on the lack of probative value, and no... |
07/23/2003 | 02-1679/1687/1739 |
| US v. BDO SEIDMAN United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Tax Law Clients of a public accounting and consulting firm were properly denied the right to intervene in an IRS enforcement action against the firm, as the... |
07/23/2003 | 02-3914/5 |
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. S. TEC DEV. WAREHOUSE, INC. United States Seventh Circuit Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation In an action for demurrage charges assessed for rail shipments, the district court must determine on remand whether defendant was a consignee of... |
07/23/2003 | 02-2957 |
| US v. RICHESON United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure Evidence was sufficient to prove that defendant provided consideration for alleged murder for hire under 18 U.S.C. section 1958, and use of intrastate... |
07/22/2003 | 02-3896 |
| MCCANN v. MANGIALARDI United States Seventh Circuit Civil Rights, Constitutional Law Plaintiff failed to show that a police officer violated his right to due process, as evidence did not show that the officer knew about drugs being... |
07/22/2003 | 02-2409/3021 |