United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Todd

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for attempting to board an airplane with a stun gun is affirmed over his claim that he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive...

DH2, Inc. v. SEC

Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Plaintiff lacks standing to challenge rule releases issued by the SEC which govern mutual fund valuation and share pricing.

Deloughery v. City of Chicago

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute alleging retaliation, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed over defendant's challenge to the district court's...

Schneider v. Sentry Group

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant violated ERISA when it terminated her disability benefits, is reversed where she was not...

US v. Martin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress narcotics seized from his vehicle during a traffic stop is affirmed where the stop was predicated on probable...

Westefer v. Snyder

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court improperly dismissed plaintiff-inmate's section 1983 action which alleged that his transfer to another correctional facility...

Burt v. Uchtman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas petition is reversed where he was denied due process when the trial court failed to order a hearing into his fitness to...

Hess v. Reg-Ellen Machine Tool Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
An employee stock ownership plan administrator's denial of plaintiffs' request for diversification of their retirement funds was not arbitrary and...

Johnson v. Cherry

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
A sanctions order imposed on an attorney is vacated where the district court improperly imposed the sanctions without first notifying her that it was...

US v. Wesley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a bank robbery conviction is remanded in accordance with US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005), to determine whether...