United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Reger Dev. LLC v. Nat'l City Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In plaintiff's breach of contract action against defendant-Bank involving loans through a revolving line of credit supported by a promissory note,...

US v. Mitten

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence of a defendant for possessing five grams or more of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a...

US v. Mann

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for possessing child pornography, supported by evidence found while executing a warrant to search defendant's computers and...

Bayo v. Napolitano

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
A Guinean citizen's petition for review of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administrative order of removal is denied where: 1) the government...

US v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for drug related crimes is vacated in part, affirmed in part and remanded where: 1) defendant's conspiracy conviction is...

Gastineau v. Wright

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Remedies
District court's award of $53,305.00 in attorney's fees rather than plaintiffs' attorney's request for $140,290.00 in an action under the Fair Debt...

US v. Gregory

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence on a defendant as a career offender for multiple drug related crimes is affirmed as, although the defendant's status as a...

US v. Clinton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
District court's conviction and imposition of an enhanced sentence on a defendant for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is...

Serwatka v. Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's employment discrimination action against her former employer under the ADA, judgment of the district court in favor of the plaintiff is...

Ortega v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an action for a declaration of nationality pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section 1503(a), district court's grant of the government's motion to dismiss for...