United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Stephens

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for wire fraud is remanded to determine if the government exercised it peremptory challenges in a discriminatory manner in...

Haile v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiffs' petition for review is granted where the immigration judge improperly concluded that it would not be persecution for the Ethiopian...

Nelson v. United Steelworkers of Am.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over the terms of a modified collective bargaining agreement, the district court erred when it denied plaintiffs' motion to remand to...

Hor v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of his claim for asylum was not supported by substantial...

Transpersonnel, Inc. v. Roadway Express, Inc.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in finding that defendant was an "employer" for purposes of potential withdrawal liability under a multiemployer pension plan...

Daniels v. Uctman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of plaintiff's petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where the petition was untimely under 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d)(1)(D).

Nakibuka v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where she presented credible and corroborated testimony that she suffered harm severe enough to constitute...

Venezia v. Gottlieb Mem'l Hosp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, the district court erred when it dismissed plaintiffs' suit on the theory that a husband and wife could not...

Sabir v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's order to be removed, for failure to appear at his removal hearing, is reversed where he did not receive actual notice of the hearing's...

McMullen v. Medtronic

Constitutional Law
Plaintiff's state-law claims arising out of the implantation of a medical device are preempted by federal requirements imposed by the Food and Drug...