Description | Date | Docket # |
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DAVIS v. G.N. MORTGAGE CORP.United States Seventh Circuit
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...
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01/31/2005 | 03-1617 |
JORDAN v. THOMPSONUnited States Seventh Circuit
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...
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01/28/2005 | 03-3772 |
NAT'L ORG. FOR WOMEN v. SCHEIDLERUnited States Seventh Circuit
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.
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01/28/2005 | 99-3076 |
WOODHAVEN HOMES & REALTY, INC. v. ROBBINSUnited States Seventh Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Intellectual Property
Prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled to recover attorney fees.
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01/28/2005 | 03-4158 |
MOHAMMAD v. ASHCROFTUnited States Seventh Circuit
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...
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01/26/2005 | 03-1554 |
HINTON v. UCHTMANUnited States Seventh Circuit
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...
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01/26/2005 | 02-2729 |
NYLOK CORP. v. FASTENER WORLD INC.United States Seventh Circuit
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.
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01/25/2005 | 04-2047 |
CREST HILL LAND DEV. v. JOLIETUnited States Seventh Circuit
Government Law, Transportation
Defendant-City's "no trucks" policy on a locally designated highway violates the Illinois Vehicle Code as a matter of law.
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01/25/2005 | 04-2565 |
BLUE CROSS v. CRUZUnited States Seventh Circuit
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...
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01/24/2005 | 03-4170 |
MYARTT v. FRANKUnited States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas petition is affirmed over his claim that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel when...
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01/21/2005 | 04-2115 |