United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Williams v. City of Champaign

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging false arrest and use of excessive force by police and private security, summary judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed...

Townsend-Taylor v. Ameritech Servs., Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by a husband and wife for allegedly being fired in retaliation for attempting to...

Ellis v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging racial discrimination for being fired under the company's non-fraternization policy, summary judgment for the defendant is...

Williams v. Interpublic Severance Pay Plan

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under ERISA, summary judgment for the defendant is affirmed where: 1) there is no de novo review of the decision since the court must defer...

Davis v. Advocate Health Center Patient Care Express

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In light of the plain language of 38 U.S.C. section 4323(h)(1) and Congress's intent, in the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...

U.S. v. Thompson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant-appellant's conviction and sentence for offenses, stemming from defendant's setting his house on fire in an attempt to collect on an...

Koger v. Bryan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit against prison officials claiming that failure to accommodate his religious-based dietary request was a violation of his rights under the...

Mitondo v. Mukasey

Evidence, Immigration Law
In an asylum case, petition for review of an order of removal is denied where documentary proof regarding certain events petitioner claim occurred was...

Domka v. Portage County, Wisconsin

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a suit alleging plaintiff had constitutionally protected liberty interests in his Huber privileges and the Home Detention Program (HDP) and that he...

Nuxoll v. Indian Praire Sch. Dist. #204

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Remedies
In a case brought by a high school student alleging defendants-school district and officials violated his right to free speech by forbidding him to...