United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Orichitch v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for adjustment of status, based on a statutory bar triggered by her failure to comply with a voluntary departure...

Laxton v. Bartow

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over his claim that his commitment to a mental health facility violated his...

US v. Hagenow

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition is vacated and remanded for resentencing pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct....

Urbania v. Central States

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for disability pension is affirmed where the pension plan administrators properly interpreted the plan's operative...

East-Miller v. Lake County Highway Dep't

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims, alleging discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act, is affirmed where she provided no direct or...

Glascoe v. Bezy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Dismissal of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over his claim that the denial of his parole was a violation of the...

Fuesting v. Zimmer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a strict liability and negligence case arising from the failure of a prosthetic knee, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the...

Ko v. Gonzales

Immigration Law

US v. Berheide

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for overvaluing security is vacated where the intended loss figure used to compute the sentence was incorrect.

Walker v. Litscher

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas corpus appeal is affirmed over his claim that his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him was...