2012 Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
Opinions 1001 - 1035 of 1035
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1543
Justia Opinion Summary: A jury convicted the defendant of defrauding a large bank. The district judge sentenced him to 96 months in prison and ordered him to forfeit the money that he had obtained from the fraud, which the judge determined to…
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1226
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant sold heroin to an informant and was indicted for distribution of heroin, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 216 months. The government agreed to request a reduced sentence if he…
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-2089
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff entered into a two-year wireless service agreement with First Cellular in 2005. The company was acquired by defendant, which began dismantling and reorganizing. Plaintiff initially agreed to defendant's terms,…
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-3263
Justia Opinion Summary: The debtor's single asset is a commercial building. The lender promptly started foreclosure proceedings in state court, prevailed, and a foreclosure sale of the property was scheduled, but was stayed when the debtor…
Date: January 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1362
Justia Opinion Summary: The owner of retail liquor stores and two consumers challenged the constitutionality of an Indiana state law that prohibits shipment of wine to customers by motor carriers, such as UPS, Ind. Code. 7.1-3-15-3(d). The…
Date: January 13, 2012
Docket Number: 10-2514
Justia Opinion Summary: The Federal Trade Commission found that a merger between a health system and a hospital violated the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18. Plaintiffs sought treble damages and certification of a class of patients and third-party…
Date: January 13, 2012
Docket Number: 10-2562
Justia Opinion Summary: A supervising building inspector was convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery, 18 U.S.C. 371, and two counts of making false statements to federal agents, 18 U.S.C. 1001(a)(2) and was sentenced to a total of 60 months'…
Date: January 13, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3256
Justia Opinion Summary: A former inmate sued an officer who ordered forcible shearing of plaintiff's dreadlocks (42 U.S.C. 1983). The district judge dismissed. In an opinion that included a picture of the the late musician Bob Marley (a…
Date: January 13, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3706
Justia Opinion Summary: The County Sheriff terminated plaintiff's probationary employment as a deputy based on violations of standard operating procedures, failure to follow orders, and insufficient commitment to the job. He sued under Title…
Date: January 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-2298
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed an employment discrimination suit, alleging race discrimination and retaliation, 42 U.S.C. 1981 and 42 U.S.C. 2000e. She failed to file a timely response to her employer's motion for summary judgment and…
Date: January 12, 2012
Docket Number: 09-3912
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, age 13, entered from Pakistan on a visitor's visa in 1979. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, allowed aliens who entered before 1982 and have remained continuously present to apply for legalization…
Date: January 12, 2012
Docket Number: 10-1947
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Avery pled guilty to crack cocaine distribution, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1); he appealed the denial of his request to withdraw his guilty plea, calculation of the crack cocaine quantity attributed to him, and his…
Date: January 9, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3247
Justia Opinion Summary: The EEOC filed suit on behalf of two servers, alleging that the servers were sexually harassed (Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e) while employed at the franchise restaurant. A jury found hostile work…
Date: January 6, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3609
Justia Opinion Summary: After being attacked in his home by alleged co-conspirators in a prescription narcotics conspiracy, defendant stated, in open court, that he would shoot his former associates if he ever encountered them again. His prior…
Date: January 6, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3694
Justia Opinion Summary: The Postal Service terminated plaintiff's 32 years of employment as a clerk, claiming that it fired her because she told her psychiatrist she was having thoughts of killing her supervisor, and it believed she posed a…
Date: January 6, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3784
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), agreed to cooperate in exchange for a chance at a lower sentence, and waived the right to appeal "any and all issues." The…
Date: January 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-1787
Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor, a company that operated a tug boat service, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. The principals were going through a divorce, and each sought…
Date: January 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-2108
Justia Opinion Summary: The title company provided real estate closing services. From 1984 through 1995, it served as exclusive agent for defendant and managed an escrow account that defendant contractually agreed to insure. The title company…
Date: January 3, 2012
Docket Number: 10-2154
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to transporting a minor in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution, 18 U.S.C. 2423(a) and was sentenced to 210 months' imprisonment. Appeal was dismissed on the basis of waiver in the…
Date: January 3, 2012
Docket Number: 10-3722
Justia Opinion Summary: In April 2010, plaintiff sought an injunction, challenging appropriations under Public Act 96-39, the 2009 "Illinois Jobs Now" capital bill, which included line item appropriations to funds from the Build Illinois Bond…
Date: January 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-2016
Justia Opinion Summary: An officer followed defendant's car because of a tip that included the license plate number. He observed that the windows were tinted, and after stopping defendant for failure to signal a right turn, smelled marijuana…
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