United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Lucas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for obstruction of correspondence are affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing...

US v. Cannon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for drug related offenses is vacated and remanded for imposition of a life sentence pursuant to a mandatory recidivist sentence...

US v. Cross

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for drug possession with intent to distribute is affirmed over his claims that the district court violated the ex post facto...

Reliance Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an interpleader action involving recovery of insurance proceeds for damages arising out of a fatal collision between two airplines, judgment...

Roberts v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure
Dismissal of defendant's appeal from a conviction and sentence for dealing cocaine is affirmed where, pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant...

US v. Breit

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for unlawfully receiving explosive materials and related offenses are affirmed over defendant's claims of error in the denials...

Knutsen v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, White Collar Crime
Petition for review is granted and order of removal vacated where the immigration judge erred in determining that monetary losses from unconvicted...

Moriarty v. Svec

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Award of attorneys' fees in a dispute over contributions to a pension fund is vacated where the district court did not properly consider the...

US v. Welch

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence and sentence enhancements pursuant to his bank robbery conviction are affirmed where the district court committed no plain error...

Sisto v. Ameritech

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action seeking benefits from defendant for a workplace accident, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant's denial of certain...