United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Kaczmarek v. Rednour

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief from his 1996 murder conviction is affirmed where: 1) defendant's Apprendi claim is...

US v. Curb

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine, district court's imposition of a 270-month...

US v. Tavarez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for distributing methamphetamine is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err by refusing a missing witness...

Vahora v. Holder

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA's affirmance of an IJ's denial of petitioner's application for asylum and grant of a voluntary departure, brought by a...

Cyrus v. Town of Mukwonago

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a town, a lieutenant, and other defendants, claiming that their son's death was caused by the use...

US v. Knox

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In a prosecution of defendant for multiple counts of bank fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, in connection with an extensive real estate scheme...

Norman-Nunnery v. Madison Area Tech Coll.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's discrimination and retaliation suit against a college and three of its employees, claiming that she was not hired by the college...

US v. Beck

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendants for several crimes involving a bank robbery is affirmed where: 1) although the district court erred by allowing a defendant's...

Thompson v. Mem'l Hosp. of Carbondale

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an African-American paramedic's suit against his former employer and a county ambulance service, alleging racial discrimination in violation of...

Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In defendant's motion to enjoin a class action lawsuit in California, claiming that the suit was virtually identical to a previously filed class...