United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

BOARD v. FARNHAM

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging inhumane and inadequate conditions at a jail, plaintiffs have presented sufficient evidence of alleged constitutional violations to...

GOULDING v. GLOBAL MED. PROD. HOLDINGS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Securities Law
Plaintiff's suit, seeking a tender of stock in lieu of cash to satisfy a settlement agreement, is dismissed where res judicata bars the claim.

US v. MURRY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for fraudulently obtaining merchandise is affirmed, however, his sentence is vacated to determine the amount of the loss that...

ESPINOZA-FRANCO

Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration Law

MERCIER v. FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The sale of a monument of the Ten Commandments in a public park back to the group that had donated the Monument to the City is constitutionally...

INT'L UNIION OF OPERATING v. J.H. FINDORFF & SONS, INC.

Construction, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a construction dispute, the district court improperly vacated an arbitrator's award on the basis that the arbitrator had neglected the collective...

SIMTION v. ASHCROFT

Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's motion to reopen is affirmed where the motion was not based on evidence that "could not have been discovered or presented at the...

MEI v. ASHCROFT

Immigration Law
Aggravated fleeing is a crime involving moral turpitude.

FOGEL v. GORDON & GLICKSON

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a fraud suit under the common law of Illinois, the district court's dismissal of the suit for failure to state a claim is affirmed, along with its...

SUTTER INS. CO. v. APPLIED SYS.

Contracts
In a suit for breach of contract, a ruling that defendant did not breach is vacated for further proceedings since the district judge's findings do not...