United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

GRAYSON v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff did not establish a prima facie case of failure-to-promote in race and age discrimination claims, where he failed to show that he held...

CUEVAS v. U.S.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to consider a 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion, due to petitioner's breach of local rules...

BRUGGEMAN v. RYAN

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The Justice Department's filing of 1) an amicus brief in an appeal, and 2) a later brief as an intervenor, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2403(a), were...

MATHUR v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF S. ILLINOIS UNIV.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
After a jury verdict in an employment discrimination and retaliation action, the district court improperly reduced the proffered hourly rate when it...

COHEN DEV. CO. v. JMJ PROPS., INC.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Parties did not intend to enter into a binding agreement, for acquisition of land, via an exchange of letters, and the letters did not comply with...

MAJORS v. ABELL

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections
A suit challenging the constitutionality of an Indiana statute, which requires that persons paying for certain political advertising be identified in...

CLAUS v. MIZE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Service of process in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action was insufficient under Indiana law, because "place of business or employment" cannot be read to...

MIDWEST GAS SERVS., INC. v. INDIANA GAS CO., INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Oil and Gas Law
A gas storage field operator was a participant in the relevant market and was not barred from asserting a conspiracy claim under section 1 of the...

US v. SHI

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
Where defendant was charged with agreeing to transfer and possess a forged immigration form, a conviction and sentence for conspiracy must be...

FLANAGAN v. ASHCROFT

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A DEA sexual harassment investigation that may have exceeded the proper limits could not itself be the basis for an actionable Title VII...