United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Borovsky v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review, by a citizen of Ukraine, of an order of the BIA denying his application for withholding of removal and protection under the...

Anderson v. Aon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In plaintiff's suit against a corporation alleging a holder claim under California law and RICO, the latter claim which plaintiff dismissed, claiming...

US v. Sanders

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm and a 105-month sentence are affirmed where: 1) district court's limitation on...

Ward v. Jenkins

Constitutional Law, Construction, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for felony theft by contractor and felony bail jumping after...

Portis v. City of Chicago

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a class action lawsuit against the city of Chicago, alleging that taking more than two hours to perform the steps needed to get from the generation...

Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Munroe

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurer's action for declaratory judgment, arising from a settlement agreement between the plaintiffs in the underlying suit releasing those...

Griffith v. Rednour

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's dismissal of defendant's request for habeas relief for his murder conviction as untimely is affirmed where: 1) a state proceeding is...

US v. Rappe

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for conspiring to commit an offense against the United States, obstructing justice, destroying property to prevent its...

Roadway Express, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
A defendant-employer's petition for review of the Administrative Review Board's (ARB) decision on remand, finding that defendant failed to meet the...

FM Indus., Inc. v. Citicorp Credit Serv., Inc.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
In a suit for copyright infringement, related to a computer software designed to help lawyers to collect debts and lenders to monitor how its lawyers...