United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Relational, LLC v. Hodges

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's suit against a guarantor for failing to pay $750,000 of debt that his company owed to plaintiff, district court's denial of defendant's...

US v. Sonnenberg

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for crack cocaine distribution conspiracy, district court's imposition of an enhanced sentence in treating him as a...

US v. Krieger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for distribution of divers amounts of fentanyl under 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1) and section 841(b)(1)(C), which resulted...

Van Antwerp v. City of Peoria

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a police officer's discrimination suit against a city, claiming that the police department withdrew his transfer to a technician position,...

Spiva v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
District court's affirmance of a denial of plaintiff's application for social security disability claim is reversed and remanded as, an ALJ is...

Grigsby v. LaHood

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's employment discrimination suit against the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, claiming that the FAA failed to...

US v. Hudson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for drug and firearm related offenses, district court's imposition of a statutory mandatory minimum of 120-month sentence...

Campbell v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
District court's affirmance of the Social Security Administration's denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits and...

Samirah v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
In a Jordanian citizen's petition for writ of mandamus seeking to direct the Attorney General to enable him to return to the United States for the...

US v. Perez-Molina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
In a conviction of defendant for unlawful entry into the United States following removal, district court's imposition of 34-month sentence, more than...