| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
EPPS v. CREDITNET, INC.United States Seventh Circuit
Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
An Indiana Small Claims Court judgment of civil damages for check deception was a valid state court judgment, thus the Rooker-Feldman doctrine denies...
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02/28/2003 | 02-2225 |
HOSKINS v. POELSTRAUnited States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
A complaint arising from a city's alleged seizure and demolition of private property, including claims that a private citizen conspired with state...
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02/28/2003 | 02-2814 |
JIMEMEZ v. MADISON AREA TECH. COLL.United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Dismissal with prejudice of a former employer's 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action, alleging race, national origin, and sex discrimination by a technical...
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02/28/2003 | 01-3423 |
DAVIS v. HUTCHINSUnited States Seventh Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Sanctions
District court's entry of default judgment against appellant was not an abuse of discretion, based on his pattern of continuing and willful disregard...
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02/26/2003 | 01-4189 |
ROGERS v. CITY OF CHICAGOUnited States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A police officer's Title VII hostile work environment sexual harassment claim against a city was not actionable where conduct (little more than...
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02/26/2003 | 02-1211 |
MERRILL v. TRUMP INDIANA, INC.United States Seventh Circuit
Injury & Tort Law
(Industry: Travel & Leisure) A civil suit alleging that a riverboat casino did not prevent plaintiff from gambling was not actionable, though plaintiff had asked to be excluded,...
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02/26/2003 | 02-2523 |
BEAUCHAMP v. CITY OF NOBLESVILLEUnited States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Police officers enjoyed qualified immunity to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims, where they had probable cause to apply for warrants to arrest plaintiff...
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02/26/2003 | 02-2568 |
US v. PITTMANUnited States Seventh Circuit
Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Evidence of prior crimes was properly admitted during defendant's trial resulting in conviction for making a false statement to a federally-insured...
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02/26/2003 | 01-3359 |
US v. WESTUnited States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Drugs were not seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment, as a police officer was not unreasonable in failing to interpret a response as a denial of...
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02/26/2003 | 02-2803 |
VANLINER INS. CO. v. SAMPATUnited States Seventh Circuit
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
At the time of a motor vehicle accident, a driver did not have permission to use a trailer under Indiana's rule of permissive use, thus any coverage...
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02/25/2003 | 02-2309 |