United States Seventh Circuit - January 2003 Opinion Summaries

US v. SCHAAFSMA

Criminal Law & Procedure
Police had probable cause to arrest defendant as he tried to leave a parking lot after a drug transaction was interrupted by police, and a motion to...

TREJO v. SHOBEN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
A non-tenured assistant university professor's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, alleging constitutional violations in his discharge, was not actionable,...

US v. CRUZ

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence enhancement for abuse of a position of trust in committing bank fraud, under U.S.S.G. section 3B1.3, is affirmed, as defendant had the...

DISCOVERY HOUSE, INC. v. CONSOL. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A for-profit drug addiction rehabilitation program operator did not have standing to seek lost profits, under the ADA or the Rehabilitation Act, for a...

US v. JEFFERSON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Felon's frequent use of marijuana will not be permitted based on his religious belief in Rastafarianism; thus, revocation of supervised release is...

HALL v. LIFE INS. CO. OF N. AM.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
A reduction of monthly disability benefits, by an amount received through coverage under a group certificate, was proper where the employee obtained...

AT&T BROADBAND, LLC v. INT'L BHD. OF ELEC. WORKERS

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. sections 101-15, precludes a district court from enjoining the arbitration of a labor dispute.

US v. PECK

Criminal Law & Procedure
An uncorroborated affidavit of a confidential informant did not satisfy the probable cause requirement for a search warrant, but evidence seized from...

GRAYSON v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff did not establish a prima facie case of failure-to-promote in race and age discrimination claims, where he failed to show that he held...

CUEVAS v. U.S.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to consider a 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion, due to petitioner's breach of local rules...