United States Seventh Circuit - July 2006 Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Fortner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Government motions for summary affirmance and to suspend briefing are denied where: 1) motions for summary affirmance should be filed before a merits...

In Re: Thomas Consolidated Indus., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of an adversarial suit in a bankruptcy as a sanction for the bankruptcy trustee's non-compliance with discovery orders and...

Nat'l Coalition of Prayer v. Carter

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
Summary judgment for state in a First Amendment challenge to a commercial do-not-call statute is affirmed where: 1) the statute was subject to a...

U.S. v. Birk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon are affirmed where: 1) a government witness' testimony about defendant's criminal...

Mabasa v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review under the REAL ID Act of BIA decision denying petitioner's application for asylum and other relief is denied over the petitioner's...

Doe v. Oberweis Dairy

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a sexual harassment case is reversed and remanded where: 1) plaintiff exhausted her administrative...

Fuerst v. Clarke

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a suit alleging retaliation for political statements is reversed where there were genuine issues concerning whether...

U.S. v. Warren

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for check fraud is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the government withheld information relating to his status as...

Pramatarov v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of asylum application is granted where the IJ's error in credibility determinations, coupled with the BIA's error of...

Treadwell v. Office of the Illinois Sec'y of State

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for government office in a discrimination and retaliation suit is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to present any evidence, direct...