United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Jacobsen v. Illinois Dep't of Transp.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 to prevent defendant from enforcing its newsrack regulations is dismissed where the regulations were...

Keach v. U.S. Trust Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging violations of ERISA, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court correctly determined that there was no...

Disher v. Citigroup Global Markets

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
In a state-law putative class action, an order remanding plaintiff's suit to state court is vacated where the claims are connected sufficiently to the...

US v. Farr

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The district court exceeded its authority by ordering restitution more than three years after defendant was sentenced.

US v. Seals

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for bank robbery are remanded pursuant to US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005).

US v. Jenkins

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for drug convictions are remanded in accordance with US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005).

Bleavins v. Bartels

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
In a civil rights action stemming from the seizure of trailers from plaintiff-tax debtor, defendants are entitled to qualified immunity where...

Vagil v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the immigration judge held her to an impermissibly high standard for establishing persecution.

US v. Price

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for drug-related offenses are remanded as required by US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005).

Isbell v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer did not discriminate against its employees when it eliminated 6,400 positions where each employee was offered a new opportunity...