United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Whitman v. Bartow

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas corpus relief for defendant from his conviction for drug-related offenses is affirmed where any constitutional infirmity resulting...

Murray v. GMAC Mortgage Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Denial of class certification in a consumer class action against defendant-lender under the Fair Credit Reporting Act is granted where the district...

In re: Comdisco, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Tax Law
Judgment for debtor in a bankrupcty case regarding the interpretation of a sale and leaseback arrangement of computers is affirmed where the contract...

US v. Hawk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for distribution of cocaine is vacated pursuant to a Booker challenge where the district court failed to make the findings of...

Johal v. Little Lady Foods, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on Title VII claims of discrimination based on race, color, and national origin is affirmed where plaintiff...

US v. Dawson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A decision whether to allow a witness to be cross-examined about a judicial determination finding him not to be credible is confided to the discretion...

Johnson v. Doughty

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of counsel, and summary and final judgments for defendants in a case against prison doctors and prison officials under 42 U.S.C. section 1983...

US v. Robinson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated where the district judge erred as a matter of law by failing to resolve a...

US v. Jordan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in a sexual act with a juvenile and interstate stalking is affirmed over his...

Freedom from Religion Found. v. Chao

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
Judgment of dismissal for lack of standing is vacated where plaintiffs-taxpayers have standing to challenge an executive-branch program, alleged to...