United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Pakovich v. Broadspire Servs. Inc.

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA suit challenging defendant-plan administrator's denial of long term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendants finding that...

US v. Magers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for sending threatening letters from prison to public officials is affirmed, and counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders is granted,...

US v. Dalhouse

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for possessing a gun while being an illegal-drug user is affirmed where: 1) defendant's confession was admissible independent of the rule...

Magallanes v. Ill. Bell Tel. Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an employment-discrimination suit because the parties had settled is reversed where defendant-employer did not meet its burden to prove...

Huang v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petitions for review of BIA's denials of several petitions to reopen removal proceedings are dismissed in part and denied in part where no reviewable...

US v. Clark

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for possession and conspiracy to distribute cocaine are affirmed where: 1) evidence of prior drug relationships was properly admitted; 2)...

Montano v. Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a suit seeking recovery for injuries suffered by plaintiffs in confrontations with police, dismissals of plaintiffs' claims are affirmed in part...

Gil v. Reed

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an inmate's negligence, malpractice, and civil rights suit against prison medical staff, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where the...

George v. Shelton

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that state employees violated 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by refusing to hire plaintiff because of his affiliation with the Republican...

US v. Woolsey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
Convictions for drug and firearms offenses is affirmed, and sentence vacated with directions to impose a life term, where: 1) the good-faith exception...