United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Sandoval-Vasquez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction pursuant to a conditional guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine is affirmed over claims of improper denial of a...

US v. Chamness

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence pursuant to a plea for knowingly attempting to manufacture a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine is affirmed over his...

Native Am. Arts, Inc. v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, False Advertising, Indian Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendants-insurers in a coverage dispute brought by plaintiff-assignee alleging a breach of defendants' duty to defend an...

Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. v. Tellabs, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-shareholders' putative class action against defendants, a manufacturer of specialized equipment used in fiber optic cable...

US v. Della Rose

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for conspiracy to commit mail fraud is affirmed where no plain error occurred in defendant's sentencing and his sentence was...

Van Patten v. Deppisch

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of habeas corpus relief is reversed where the physical absence of defendant's counsel at his plea hearing, which was conducted with his counsel...

Shtaro v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of an asylum claim is granted where the immigration judge's adverse credibility determination was not supported by...

US v. Phillips

Asset Forfeiture; Criminal Law & Procedure; Health Law

Jolly Group, Ltd. v. Rovell

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sanctions
Sanction order issued against an attorney stemming from his representation of a party in a breach of contract action is affirmed where the district...

Medellin-Reyes v. Gonzales

Immigration Law; Habeas Corpus; Criminal Law & Procedure