United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Grennier v. Frank

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A state need not afford a life prisoner hearings on any of the subsidiary factual questions involved in his parole because life prisoners do not have...

Banks v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of asylum is granted where the reasons given by the IJ and BIA for their denial were deficient, and judges cannot...

U.S. v. Kindle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug offense is affirmed where a guilty...

Guyton v. U.S.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of petition for writ of error coram nobis concerning the timeliness of defendant's original motion to vacate his sentence is affirmed where: 1)...

Adams v. Bertrand

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Professional Malpractice
Denial of habeas corpus petition is reversed where the petitioner's counsel failed in his duty to conduct a reasonable investigation by not locating...

Forrester v. Rauland-Borg Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In affirming grant of summary judgment for employer in a Title VII suit, the court overturns language in previous decisions to the effect that pretext...

U.S. v. Baker

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for gun possession by a felon is affirmed where information on the history of the gun's ownership would not have led to defendant's...

Davis v. Carter

Government Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for defendants in an action alleging failure to provide adequate medical assistance is reversed where plaintiff produced enough...

James Cape & Sons Co. v. PCC Constr. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
Dismissal of antitrust and RICO suit is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not show injuries that reflect the anticompetitive effect of either the...

Randolph v. Indiana Reg'l Council of Carpenters & Millwrights

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for union in an age and sex discrimination suit is reversed where the plaintiff presented evidence that created a genuine issue of...