United States Seventh Circuit - January 2005 Opinion Summaries

DAVIS v. G.N. MORTGAGE CORP.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant-mortgage company's imposition of a mortgage penalty under a five-year prepayment penalty agreement is affirmed over plaintiff's challenge...

NAT'L ORG. FOR WOMEN v. SCHEIDLER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
The Hobbs Act does not outlaw "acts or threats of physical violence to any person or property" apart from extortion and robbery.

WOODHAVEN HOMES & REALTY, INC. v. ROBBINS

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Intellectual Property
Prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled to recover attorney fees.

JORDAN v. THOMPSON

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff failed to present sufficient...

HINTON v. UCHTMAN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where his Fifth Amendment claim, alleging that the admission of his confession...

MOHAMMAD v. ASHCROFT

Immigration Law
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) reinstatement provision, 8 U.S.C. section 1231(a)(5), may not be applied...

CREST HILL LAND DEV. v. JOLIET

Government Law, Transportation
Defendant-City's "no trucks" policy on a locally designated highway violates the Illinois Vehicle Code as a matter of law.

NYLOK CORP. v. FASTENER WORLD INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Trademark
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) provides an exception to the 120-day limit for service of process in cases where service must occur in a foreign country.

BLUE CROSS v. CRUZ

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit for reimbursement of health benefits, the district court erred in granted defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter...

CARREON v. ILL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERV.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit, alleging retaliation for speaking out on matters of public concern, is affirmed where defendant-employer had adequate...