United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Jarad v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of adjustment of status is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the petitioner raised no legal issue.

U.S. v. Lawshea

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of motion to suppress evidence of firearm possession is affirmed where the officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry stop and the use...

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Cigarettes Cheaper!

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Decisions holding that a re-importer of cigarettes violated the manufacturer's trademark and rejecting the re-importer's claim of antitrust violations...

Arrietia v. Briley

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Dismissal of petition for writ of habeas corpus as untimely is affirmed where the district court was not required to treat defendant's habeas petition...

Korsunskiy v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of an order of removal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the petitioner's crimes of moral turpitude blocked any review...

U.S. v. Cooper

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is affirmed where defendant had notice of the government's motion to enhance his second sentence and...

Crawford v. Indiana Harbor Belt R.R. Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for employer in a race and sex discrimination suit is affirmed where the plaintiff could not show that similarly situated employees...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Target Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an action alleging violations of Title VII in the corporation's hiring practices concerning minority managerial...

U.S. v. Holt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and witness intimidation are affirmed over defendant's evidentiary arguments where any error...

U.S. v. Ellis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon are affirmed where: 1) denial of a severance motion was not reversible error; 2) there...