United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Ray

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In proceedings involving defendant's motion for a lower sentence for his crack cocaine possession, district court's denial on the ground that...

DeKoven v. Plaza Assocs.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Evidence
In a class action lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, summary judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed as survey evidence...

Rosin v. Monken

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's 42 U.S.C section 1983 action challenging Illinois' mandatory life-long registration requirement, arising from defendant's 2003 guilty...

US v. Panice

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's imposition of a 360 months' sentence on a defendant convicted of various fraudulent schemes is vacated and remanded for resentencing...

Brown v. Finnan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
A petition for habeas relief claiming ineffective assistance of counsel, by a defendant convicted of murder and sentenced to two concurrent life...

US v. Corner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence of 188 months' imprisonment as a career offender for his conviction for possessing more than five grams of cocaine base is...

Kim v. Carter's Inc.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' suit against a children's clothing retailer for damages under Illinois contract and consumer protection law, claiming they were victims...

US v. Lewis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's conviction of defendant for attempting to possess, with intent to distribute, over 500 grams of cocaine and imposition of a mandatory...

US v. Angle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
District court's imposition, following a third remand, of a sentence of 300 months' imprisonment finding that an above-range sentence was warranted in...

Stockwell v. City of Harvey

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In white firefighters' suit against a city claiming that it failed to promote them within its fire department because of their race, summary judgment...