United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

ITOFCA, INC. v. MEGATRANS LOGISTICS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
A suit for infringement of a copyright on a computer software program is barred by the preclusive effect of a bankruptcy court order, which authorized...

US v. BLALOCK

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Under the totality of the circumstances of a guilty plea colloquy, defendant understood a conspiracy charge and impact of relevant conduct. Sentence...

HOSEMAN v. WEINSCHNEIDER

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
By executing a valid release of claims against a debtor, a bankruptcy trustee waived the right to bring an action alleging that a prior lawsuit was...

ADKINS v. ILLINOIS CENT. R.R. CO.

Civil Procedure, Transportation
The circuit court has no appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. section 1447(d), over a district court's remand order, where the district court found...

MUZIKOWSKI v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP.

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation action under Illinois substantive law arising from a purported film portrayal of plaintiff, allegations entitle plaintiff to the...

US v. REZIN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Defense counsel's failure at sentencing to make an unsound (though not frivolous) argument, against a statutory interpretation that authorized...

SMITH v. LAMZ

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
A malicious prosecution claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law was not actionable where the facts established that probable cause existed...

WINDLE v. CITY OF MARION

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
A police department's delayed reaction to its purported knowledge of an improper relationship between a minor student and a teacher did not violate...

DARROUGH v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
A railroad employee's suit under the Federal Employer's Liability Act was not actionable where the employer did not force plaintiff to work in an...

TDK ELECS. CORP. v. DREIMAN

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In a collection proceeding under FRCP 69, a 1985 order entered by a magistrate was clear enough to be enforced, and references to costs did not make...