United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

VanGilder v. Baker

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for police officer defendant in a civil rights case alleging excessive force is reversed where the district court erred in applying...

Gomez v. Berge

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas corpus relief from a plea of no contest and sentence for first degree reckless homicide is affirmed where defendant waived his right...

Farfaras v. Citizens Bank & Trust of Chicago

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Jury award of punitive and compensatory damages for plaintiff and an award of attorneys' fees and costs, plus lost wages is affirmed in a case...

Anderson v. Milwaukee County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendants, a county and an operator of a county bus system, in a civil rights case alleging violation of plaintiff's...

US v. Laufle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence pursuant to a guilty plea to a marijuana-trafficking conspiracy is affirmed over defendant's claims of sentencing error where...

Easley v. Frey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of defendant's petition for habeas corpus from a conviction for first degree murder is affirmed over his claim of error regarding the denial of...

520 S. Michigan Ave. Assocs., Ltd. v. Devine

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of hotel-plaintiff's complaint for declaratory relief as to a state law prohibiting acquisition of strike-breaking labor from any "day or...

Mireles v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a removal order is denied over petitioner's claims that defendant agency failed to establish that he is not a citizen of the...

US v. Eberhart

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Grant of defendant's motion for new trial following conviction for distributing and conspiracy to distribute cocaine is reversed where the district...