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United States Seventh Circuit - January 2007 Opinion Summaries

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US v. Ortiz
United States Seventh Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where the statute in question is constitutional under existing precedent and any error...
01/31/2007 05-4668
In Re: Kevin J. Long
United States Seventh Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law 
Appeal of an order excluding appellant from a federal courthouse library is dismissed where the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal since the...
01/31/2007 05-4429
US v. Renken
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Conviction for bank robbery involving the use of a firearm is affirmed where the district judge did not clearly err in concluding that, under the...
01/31/2007 05-2838
US. v. Boyd
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where the judge's enhancement for using the firearm during a felony was appropriate since...
01/30/2007 06-2431
US v. Ross
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
After conviction for making false statements to the FBI, a special condition of supervised release that defendant participate in a sex offender mental...
01/29/2007 06-1821
Volkswagen of Am., Inc. v. Sud's of Peoria, Inc.
United States Seventh Circuit
Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration  (Industry: Retail)
Denial in part of a motion to stay district court proceedings pending arbitration in a breach of contract suit involving an auto dealership is...
01/29/2007 05-3276
Old Ben Coal Co. v. Office of Workers' Comp. Programs
United States Seventh Circuit
Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation  (Industry: Retail)
Petition for review of an award of black lung benefits to the widow of a coal miner is dismissed where the plaintiff-employer was no longer a real...
01/25/2007 06-2189
Miller v. IL Cent. R.R. Co.
United States Seventh Circuit
Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation  (Industry: Retail)
Summary judgment for defendants in a personal injury suit concerning an auto-train collision is affirmed for most defendants where the plaintiff's...
01/25/2007 06-1909
Jackson v. County of Racine
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Retail)
Summary judgment for county in a suit under Title VII for sexual harassment is affirmed where, although genuine issues of fact were present with...
01/25/2007 05-4070
US v. Al Shahin
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing  (Industry: Retail)
Convictions and sentences for mail fraud stemming from a scheme to fraudulently collect insurance money are affirmed where: 1) the crime/fraud...
01/25/2007 05-2573

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