United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Allen v. Illinois Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a First Amendment and due process suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 arising out of the termination of a government official...

Youkhana v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of asylum is granted where the BIA erred by denying petitioner's religious and ethnic persecution claims without...

Szopa v. White

Sanctions, Tax Law
Sanctions for a frivolous tax appeal are set below the government's request where the government did not adequately explain its figures for the amount...

Grey Direct, Inc. v. Erie Ins. Exch.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Media Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not purchase the relevant coverage until well after the incident occurred...

Ayi v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of asylum denial is granted where the Immigration Judge's adverse credibility finding was speculative and not based on substantial...

U.S. v. Mitov

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for extortion are affirmed over defendant's attacks on the form of his indictment, evidentiary decisions made by the trial...

In Re: Troutt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
Order of criminal contempt for an attorney is reversed where the judge did not comply with the procedural requirements of Federal Rule of Criminal...

U.S. V. Sebolt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction for possession and transmission of child pornography is affirmed over evidentiary claims, but the sentence is remanded for an inquiry into...

U.S. v. Hankton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentences for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute are affirmed where the defendants failed to establish plain error since the...

Sperandeo v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for the administrator of an ERISA disability plan is affirmed where the district court was correct in determining that de novo review...