United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Patel v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the denial of a second motion to reopen based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is denied where the BIA did not...

Schmidt v. Astrue

Government Benefits, Health Law
Order upholding the denial of applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income by the Social Security Administration is...

US v. Schmitt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for possession of child pornography is affirmed where the district court correctly rejected defendant's argument about disparities between...

King v. E. St. Louis Sch. Dist. 189

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that school district officials had violated a student's rights under the Due Process Clause of the...

Guzman v. Sheahan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against several prison guards and law enforcement officials alleging violation of plaintiff's due process rights as...

US v. Thompson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for aggravated bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence is affirmed over defendant's argument that the district court...

Cavel Int'l, Inc. v. Madigan

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International Trade
In a constitutional challenge to a statute banning the slaughter and export of horsemeat for human consumption by a producer and exporter of...

Pantoja v. Am. NTN Bearing Mfg. Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging national origin discrimination, harassment and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded on the...

US v. Oriedo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for drug and weapons offenses is affirmed over defendant's arguments that the proceedings in the district court were tainted by the denial...

Hendricks v. Compass Group, USA, Inc.

Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit for wages to which plaintiff claimed entitlement under the Family Medical Leave Act and a collective bargaining agreement, summary judgment...