United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Upton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence on drug and weapons charges are affirmed over defendant's challenges to: 1) the voluntariness of his Miranda waiver; 2) the...

CPL, Inc. v. Fragchem Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute over payment for a shipment of chemicals, the district court's sua sponte dismissal is reversed where it was improper for the district...

Lake Shore Asset Mgmt. Ltd. v, Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

Administrative Law, International Law, Securities Law
In a suit by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to force a commodity-pool operator and adviser in the derivatives business to turn over records...

Eke v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of withholding of removal is denied over the petitioner's arguments that: 1) his convictions were not for crimes that...

US v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of a motion to suppress evidence in a drug and weapons prosecution is affirmed where the defendant was searched pursuant to a lawful arrest for...

Richman v. Sheahan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging violation of the plaintiff and her deceased son's rights under the Fourth and Eighth Amendments,...

US v. Silvious

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for wire fraud are affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his...

Roe-Midgett v. CC Servs., Inc.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the plaintiffs' duties as claims...

US v. Moon

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions for distribution of cocaine are affirmed where: 1) the Confrontation Clause does not forbid the use of raw data produced by scientific...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. QT, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In an agency action alleging that the promotion of therapeutic "ionized bracelets" constituted fraud, judgment for the FTC is affirmed where: 1) the...