United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Guevara v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA reversal of a discretionary grant of a waiver of removal is denied where the IJ's discretionary decision was subject to...

N. Contracting, Inc. v. State of Illinois

Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendant-state in a suit alleging that a program designed to increase the participation of socially and economically...

Ocampo v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm with the serial number removed is affirmed where the district court properly...

Clark v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a suit for recovery under the underinsured motorist provision of an insurance policy is affirmed where the...

US v. Seymour

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where the district court's determination that defense counsel could not cross examine a...

Mommaerts v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, ERISA
Summary judgment for an ERISA plan in a suit over denial of benefits is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying...

Boyer v. Belavilas

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law
Order holding parents and children jointly and severally liable to repay money to the parents' bankruptcy estate, in an action by the bankruptcy...

Doumbia v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the denial of applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where:...

Farzana K. v. IN Dep't of Educ.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law
Dismissal of a claim against a school district by an autistic child regarding the child's educational program is vacated and remanded where...

Crawford v. Rokita

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a challenge to Indiana's law requiring the presentation of a photo ID before a person may vote in an election is...