United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Thigpen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for bank robbery under the career offender guideline is affirmed where the district court referenced three prior crimes that qualified on...

Smith v. City of Chicago

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Award of attorney's fees to Chicago aldermen opposed to a redistricting plan is reversed where rational basis review applied since the aldermen did...

Minor v. Centocor, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant on sex and age discrimination claims brought by salesperson-plaintiff, who was required to work longer hours, is...

MPower Communications Corp. v. Illinois Bell Tel. Co., Inc.

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In an action involving incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) challenging prices set by the...

Allord v. Barnhardt

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
The Social Security Administration's denial of benefits to a veteran is remanded for further review where the administrative law judge's (ALJ) erred...

Keystone Consol. Indus., Inc. v. Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau

Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
Under Illinois law, the duty to indemnify may arise even in absence of a lawsuit triggering the duty to defend, thus summary judgment for...

Patton v. Keystone RV Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a constructive discharge case is reversed and remanded for trial where the alleged touching of an intimate...

Grigsby v. Cotton

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied where a mandatory transfer from juvenile to criminal court meant that a waiver hearing was not critical...

U.S. v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction for possession of crack with intent to distribute is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the district court abused its discretion...

U.S. v. Fortner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Government motions for summary affirmance and to suspend briefing are denied where: 1) motions for summary affirmance should be filed before a merits...