United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Presbitero

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction for filing false tax returns is affirmed and sentence vacated where: 1) there was no impermissible constructive amendment of the indictment...

US v. Griggs

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for various crimes committed in furtherance of a typical Ponzi scheme is affirmed where: 1) the evidence was sufficient to support the...

Evans v. Circuit Court of Cook County, IL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Appeal of district court's denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed and the issuance of a certificate of appealabilty is...

Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Burnham Mortgage, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a tort and contracts action alleging defendants participated in a fraudulent mortgage-flipping scheme, district court judgment is reversed where:...

Cunningham v. Masterwear Corp.

Injury & Tort Law
In a common law nuisance action, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to prove either personal...

Ho v. Donovan

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Petition for review of an order of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is denied and cross-petition for enforcement is granted where: 1)...

US v. Severson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for money laundering, bank fraud and bank embezzlement is affirmed where: 1) there was sufficient evidence that could lead a...

Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co. v. US

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
District court judgment dismissing the suit against plaintiff and ruling that the action against the U.S. does not come within the court's subject...

Bodenstab v. County of Cook

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is...

US v. Heckel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for wire fraud is affirmed where: 1) application of the mass-marketing sentencing enhancement was appropriate, as defendant...