United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Perez v. State of Illinois

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging national origin discrimination, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant failed to prove a Title VII claim...

Reynolds v. Jamison

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that defendants conspired to violate plaintiff's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, summary...

US v. Wortman

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for obstruction of justice is affirmed where the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's conclusion that defendant destroyed evidence...

US v. Hagenow

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon is affirmed where the district court properly allowed the government on remand to...

Petra Presbyterian Church v. Village of Northbrook

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit charging a municipality with violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, summary judgment for the city is...

John M. Floyd & Assocs. Inc v. Star Fin. Bank

Banking Law, Contracts
In a contract dispute involving the provision of reorganization services to a bank, summary judgment for defendant-bank is affirmed where the clear...

Alimi v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
After issuance of a removal order for a legal permanent resident who had engaged in alien smuggling, petition for review is denied where: 1)...

Griffin v. Sisters of St. Francis, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiffs were terminated from their positions because of one plaintiff's pregnancy, summary judgment for employer is...

US v. Artley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Sentences for drug-related offenses are affirmed over defendants' arguments that: 1) the district court improperly based its drug-quantity calculation...

Thomas v. Guardsmark, LLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for retaliatory discharge by an employee who was fired for speaking to the media, award of back pay and damages to plaintiff and denial of...