United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Bennett

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon is reversed and remanded where the judge plainly erred by enhancing defendant's sentence based on a...

Pronsivakulchai v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of asylum and related applications is granted, and the denial vacated, where the petitioner was denied a fair hearing...

Deere & Co. v. Ohio Gear

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendant in a contractual suit by a tractor manufacturer over the supply of tractor parts is reversed where the court abused its...

U.S. v. Cunningham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for conspiracy to commit various drug offenses involving the distribution of heroin are overturned where the admission of irrelevant...

U.S. v. Frith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Sentencing
Sentence and restitution order for securities law offenses arising out of the operation of a brokerage with insufficient funds are reversed and...

Kantoni v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of an asylum denial is granted where the petitioner had demonstrated past persecution and the burden fell on the government to...

Toeller v. Wis. Dep't of Corrections

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of motion to dismiss based on Eleventh Amendment immunity in a case brought by a correctional officer alleging that he was fired for taking...

Perry v. First Nat'l Bank

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Summary judgment for defendant and denial of motion to amend in a class action suit alleging that a credit solicitation violated the Fair Credit...

Richards v. Kiernan

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a retaliation suit alleging that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms retaliated against the plaintiff for his whistle-blowing...

Santos v. U.S.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas corpus for defendants who were convicted of money laundering after operating an illegal lottery, or "bolita", is affirmed where the...