United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Latham v. U.S.

Criminal Law & Procedure
On an appeal from a conviction for distributing cocaine, denial of defendant's motion to reinstate an appeal is reversed and remanded where...

Stoller v. Pure Fishing, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Sanctions, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, default judgment against plaintiff on a counterclaim and dismissal of his appeal for failure to prosecute is affirmed where:...

Stoller v. Pure Fishing, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Sanctions, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, default judgment against plaintiff on a counterclaim and dismissal of his appeal for failure to prosecute is affirmed where:...

US v. Howell

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for possession with intent to distribute narcotics and conspiracy to do so is affirmed over claims of error regarding the court's...

Mostly Memories, Inc. v. For Your Ease Only, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Sanctions
In a suit alleging copyright infringement and various state-law claims,denial of attorney's fees for defendants and sua sponte dismissal of their...

Tamayo v. Balgojevich

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought under Title VII, the Equal Pay Act and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, dismissal of the action is affirmed in part and reversed in part...

Callahan v. Fermon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming retaliatory action by plaintiff's superiors arising out of comments made about a cold case and official complaints about his...

LaGuerre v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of an order of removal finding petitioner a deportable aggravated felon based on a conviction for battery is denied where: 1) the...

Aux Sable Liquid Products v. Murphy

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Transportation
In an appeal involving the scope of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) preemption after defendant limited access to Interstate 57 on its...

Jones v. Harris Associates L.P.

Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an action alleging high fees in violation of section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 is affirmed where...