United States Seventh Circuit - October 2010 Opinion Summaries

US v. Black

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
On remand from the Supreme Court, the convictions of a senior executive of Hollinger International for mail and wire fraud and obstruction of justice,...

Smart Mktg Group Inc. v. Publ'n Int'l Ltd.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Remedies
In a marketing firm's breach of contract suit against an online company, involving an agreement to develop programs that would deliver...

Fletcher v. Menard Corr. Ctr.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's civil rights suit against prison employees, claiming that defendants violated his federal constitutional rights by using excessive...

Parkey v. Sample

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a state trooper, claiming that the trooper violated plaintiff's rights under the Fourth Amendment...

US v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for distribution of cocaine base and imposition of a 300-month sentence are affirmed where: 1) because any error in admitting...

US v. Adams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for possessing more than 100 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and...

US v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution of a defendant for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing cocaine and sentenced to 60...

Herzog Transit Serv. Inc. v. United States R.R. Ret. Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Petition for review of an order of the Railroad Retirement Board (Board), determining that a contract operator of commuter railroads is a covered...

Pawlowska v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
A Polish citizen's petition for review a BIA's affirmance of an IJ's denial of her requests for a continuance and voluntary departure, on the ground...

Reynolds v. CB Sports Bar, Inc.

Commercial Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against a sports bar and two individual defendants for negligence and punitive damages, claiming that the two individuals induced...