United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Abubakar v. Abiola

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Military Law
The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act does not apply to individuals, and, therefore, plaintiff-Nigerian general is not immune from a lawsuit alleging...

US v. Gray

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for drug convictions are entitled to a limited remand under US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d. 471 (7th Cir. 2005).

Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co.

Contracts
In a contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the district court did not clearly err in finding that defendant did not meet...

US v. Pree

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for filing false tax returns is remanded for resentencing pursuant to US v. Booker 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

US v. Carter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence, imposed after revocation of his supervised release, is affirmed over his claim that the district court abused its discretion by...

US v. Rosas

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

Ajose v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's motion to reopen is affirmed over her claim that her lawyer allowed the time to obtain judicial review of the initial decision...

US v. Woodard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is vacated pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Opsteen v. Keller Structures, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's representations made to obtain disability benefits preclude him from making a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Glaus v. Anderson

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court properly found that plaintiff-inmate could not proceed with his habeas corpus petition where the petition, alleging inadequate...