2022 Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
Opinions 501 - 950 of 950
Date: June 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3014
Justia Opinion Summary: Nitzkin was executive director of an Illinois charity that raised about $1.1 million a year. He took home more than $300,000 annually—about half as salary and the rest embezzled. Nitzkin pleaded guilty to wire fraud, 18…
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1059
Justia Opinion Summary: Each of the plaintiffs has been convicted of multiple sex offenses involving children. Wisconsin law requires some sex offenders to wear GPS tracking devices for life, even after they have completed post-confinement…
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3269
Justia Opinion Summary: Haas believes that Jews are responsible for crimes against humanity, that Israel is “the biggest racist organization on the planet,” and that anyone who supports Israel or Jews is a traitor who deserves to die. After…
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1614
Justia Opinion Summary: An FBI informant provided a cell phone number for Lewis, a distributor in a drug-trafficking operation. The government obtained a tracking order under the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. 2703(d). Cell-site location…
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1945
Justia Opinion Summary: After passengers in a car shot two people, the police approached a car matching the description given by witnesses. The car sped away but crashed into another car. Three men, including Burnett, got out and ran. At least…
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1963
Justia Opinion Summary: Sarno headed a criminal enterprise for several years. When a rival organization tried to encroach on Sarno’s territory, he sent a pipe bomb that exploded outside its headquarters. In 2010, Sarno was convicted of…
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2099
Justia Opinion Summary: Menghistab, then a lawful U.S. permanent resident, pleaded guilty to rape in Indiana state court in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security began the process of removing him to Ethiopia. Because of his rape conviction…
Date: June 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1539
Justia Opinion Summary: Stamey began working at Forest River in 2007 at age 51. He accumulated a strong work record, receiving several raises and avoiding any discipline. Stamey claims that his coworkers began harassing him in 2017 when he…
Date: June 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2551
Justia Opinion Summary: Tinimbang invested $811,400, founding Donnarich Home Health in 2005 with his then-wife Josephine and their children. In 2006-2007, the others forced him out of management; Tinimbang maintained his equity position.…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-2967
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, Watkins was convicted of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute. He received a mandatory life sentence based on three prior convictions for “felony drug offenses.” After multiple unsuccessful…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1201
Justia Opinion Summary: Aguirre-Zuniga’s family immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. when he was three years old. He is now raising his own six-year-old daughter, an American citizen in Indiana. He became a lawful permanent resident 15 years ago.…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1765
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1773
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1865
Justia Opinion Summary: AFM ran 52 mattress stores in Indiana and Illinois. Motorists insured AFM with a policy covering loss of Business Income, Extra Expense, and loss due to actions of a Civil Authority. An exclusion applicable to all…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2665
Justia Opinion Summary: Lam began working at Springs as its senior manager of global trade in 2019. She learned that three of Springs’s manufacturing facilities in Mexico were inaccurately tracking import and export inventories because computer…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-2681, 21-2682, 21-2687, 21-2782
Justia Opinion Summary: JPMorgan loaned the debtors $1.3 million on the security of a Cook County restaurant. After the debtors stopped paying real estate taxes, Wheeler paid on their behalf and received the right to a tax deed once a…
Date: June 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1959
Justia Opinion Summary: N.J., in seventh grade, went to school wearing a T-shirt displaying a Smith & Wesson logo, with an image of a revolver. A.L., a high school student, went to school wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of a gun-rights…
Date: June 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2028
Justia Opinion Summary: Donaldson sought treatment for stress urinary incontinence and anterior pelvic organ prolapse. In 2010, to remedy these conditions, Dr. Schultheis surgically implanted in Donaldson two transvaginal polypropylene mesh…
Date: June 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2514
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2021, the Seventh Circuit left the door open for prisoners seeking compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A) based on the COVID-19 pandemic to show they cannot receive or benefit from vaccines. Newton’s case…
Date: June 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2959
Justia Opinion Summary: While residing in a nursing home, Hill died of COVID-19. Her estate sued in state court under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act, The defendant removed the suit to federal court, asserting that Martin’s suit necessarily…
Date: June 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2085
Justia Opinion Summary: Cabrera-Ruiz, a Mexican national, has a long history of entries into the U.S., deportations after convictions for crimes of varying severity, and subsequent reentries. In 2018, Drug Enforcement Administration agents…
Date: June 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3260
Justia Opinion Summary: Westray pleaded guilty to a 1998 murder. He received a death sentence which was later commuted to life imprisonment. In a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. 2254, he subsequently challenged his confinement, including its…
Date: June 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2327
Justia Opinion Summary: Dr. Lewis, a 60-year-old African American woman, alleges that Indiana Wesleyan University discriminated against her when it took away her supervisory responsibilities and ultimately eliminated her position. She brought…
Date: June 6, 2022
Docket Number: 19-1997
Justia Opinion Summary: CCC and Tractable use algorithms and data generated by repair centers to provide estimates of the cost to repair damaged vehicles. Tractable dispatched its employee to obtain a license for CCC’s software. Using a false…
Date: June 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1491
Justia Opinion Summary: Federal officials investigating Jaquez for distributing illegal drugs obtained an order authorized a wiretap on Jaquez’s cell phone and two orders authorizing a pen register that revealed the numbers that Jaquez called…
Date: June 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3296
Date: June 3, 2022
Docket Number: 22-1026
Date: June 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2665
Justia Opinion Summary: Over three weeks in 2002, Santiago participated in a string of armed robberies at Pennsylvania hotels. When he was arrested, Santiago was holding the distinctive firearm that he and his co-defendants used in the…
Date: June 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2135
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2019, Carnell pled guilty under 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(viii), and 846, for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine. The PSR concluded that Carnell’s…
Date: June 1, 2022
Docket Number: 19-3435
Justia Opinion Summary: Ziccarelli began working as a corrections officer in 1989. He was previously fired and was reinstated after litigation. Ziccarelli developed serious health conditions for which he took 10-169 hours of annual leave under…
Date: June 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2680
Justia Opinion Summary: Mikulski, a Polish national residing illegally in the United States, initiated a shootout in a public park. Although others shot live rounds, Mikulski shot blanks; no one was injured. After police questioned him about…
Date: May 31, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3110
Justia Opinion Summary: Hubbert pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), (b)(1)(C), each reflecting a controlled purchase by a confidential source. The quantities purchased ranged from 12.3 to…
Date: May 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2614
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, Abebe, a Black woman of Ethiopian origin, began working for Eskenazi Health’s Dental Clinic as a dental assistant. Abebe has had a record of behavior issues throughout her employment; one annual review…
Date: May 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3017
Justia Opinion Summary: Illinois State University charges tuition and multiple fees; the Mandatory Fee covers the cost of on-campus facilities and programs. In 2020, after the Governor declared an emergency because of COVID-19 and issued an…
Date: May 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2691
Justia Opinion Summary: Officer Stringer and a confidential informant (Hinkle) appeared before a state court judge and obtained a warrant. Following the ensuing search, Sanford was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute.…
Date: May 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1599
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2018, the Indiana Supreme Court held that the state holds exclusive title to Lake Michigan and its shores up to the lake’s ordinary high-water mark. The plaintiffs, who own beachfront property on Lake Michigan’s…
Date: May 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2890
Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiffs sued the LLC, for fraud and breach of contract. After Judge Coleman denied their motion to add Carrier (one of the LLC’s members) and D’Aprile (Carrier’s employer) as additional defendants, a jury returned…
Date: May 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1242
Justia Opinion Summary: While imprisoned in Indiana, Lauderdale-El petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the loss of good-time credits resulting from a prison disciplinary conviction. His petition asserts that prison officials…
Date: May 20, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1479
Justia Opinion Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker issued a series of executive orders that first required Illinois residents to shelter in place at their residences, compelled “non-essential” businesses…
Date: May 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1268
Justia Opinion Summary: Whyte was convicted of second-degree intentional homicide for killing his girlfriend, Weiland, during a 2006 altercation. In his habeas petition, Whyte argued his constitutional rights were violated when he was required…
Date: May 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2055
Justia Opinion Summary: Following a False Claims Act lawsuit against Stericycle, customers were leaving and the price of Stericycle’s common stock dropped. On behalf of the company’s investors, Florida pension funds filed a securities fraud…
Date: May 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2592
Justia Opinion Summary: Albert suffers from epilepsy, Asperger syndrome, ADHD, migraines, and insomnia. Born in 1998, Albert’s parents support her financially, help manage her medications, and assist her with daily living. Albert has never had…
Date: May 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1179
Justia Opinion Summary: Arreola illegally entered the U.S. in 1996. He and Maria have two children, both U.S. citizens. Maria’s older daughters and three grandchildren also live in the household. Arreola is the primary breadwinner. Maria…
Date: May 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1536
Justia Opinion Summary: In January 2019, Ali brought this civil rights action against Chicago and several police officers, alleging that the officers followed a city policy “of refusing to release on bond an arrestee taken into custody on an…
Date: May 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3297
Justia Opinion Summary: Police believed one man committed 10 armed robberies in the Madison, Wisconsin area in late 2018. On November 4, 2018, the suspect, subsequently identified as Edwards, robbed Neil’s Liquor in Middleton. Security camera…
Date: May 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1937
Justia Opinion Summary: The Southern District of Indiana imposed a filing bar against Martin for submitting false information in an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Martin subsequently filed suit in the Northern District of Indiana…
Date: May 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1989
Justia Opinion Summary: A fire consumed Jones’s house in 2013. York, a county sheriff’s investigator, initially blamed an electrical malfunction. When he learned that Jones’s friend, Onopa, claimed to have a recording of Jones admitting to…
Date: May 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2943
Date: May 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3028
Justia Opinion Summary: When the Indiana Department of Child Services identifies a situation that involves the apparent neglect or abuse of a child, it files a “CHINS” (Children in Need of Services) petition that may request the child’s…
Date: May 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1514
Justia Opinion Summary: Canter worked as a premises technician, installing wires, lifting heavy loads, and climbing tall ladders. After he began to suffer from severe migraines, lightheadedness, and dizziness, Canter concluded that he no…
Date: May 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1567
Justia Opinion Summary: Berkman killed his drug supplier. An Indiana jury acquitted Berkman on a first-degree murder charge, but could not reach a verdict related to felony murder. At a second trial, a key prosecution witness, Timmerman, was…
Date: May 11, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1674, 21-2580
Justia Opinion Summary: Ostrowski worked for the Lake County Sheriff’s Department before a workplace injury left him permanently disabled. He now receives a monthly pension payment from the County. Lake County’s disability pension plan does…
Date: May 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3163
Date: May 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1288
Date: May 10, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-2196, 20-3163, 21-1288
Justia Opinion Summary: In September 2016, Legend’s Creek filed a claim with Travelers for hail and wind damage that had occurred in May 2016 to the north-facing sides of insured condominium buildings. Legend’s Creek retained Kassen to…
Date: May 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2662
Justia Opinion Summary: Kithongo, born in Kenya, alleges he and his family endured hardships during his childhood there, including being harassed for political and religious reasons, and he watched a police officer murder his friend during…
Date: May 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1665
Justia Opinion Summary: Glick, without a written agreement, provided home daycare for Clayton’s infant daughter, Kenzi, for $25 per day, paid in cash at the end of the week. On January 29, 2018, Kenzi died while in Glick’s care. The coroner’s…
Date: May 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1942
Justia Opinion Summary: Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund is a state-created insolvency insurer; when a member insurer becomes insolvent, the Fund pays covered claims. In cases involving insolvent health insurance, many claims are for patients…
Date: May 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3171
Justia Opinion Summary: The diversity-visa program makes as many as 55,000 visas available annually to citizens of countries with low rates of immigration to the United States, 8 U.S.C. 1151(e), 1153(c); the State Department holds a lottery to…
Date: May 5, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1992
Justia Opinion Summary: Inmates who were housed by three Illinois Department of Corrections centers between April-July 2014, alleged that the prison-wide shakedowns conducted violated their constitutional and statutory rights, 42 U.S.C. 1983.…
Date: May 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1794
Justia Opinion Summary: RiverStone operates quarries in three midwestern states. Under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), RiverStone contributed to the Fringe Benefit Funds for certain employees, based on hours worked by the members of…
Date: May 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1695
Justia Opinion Summary: In March 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Illinois Governor Pritzker ordered all persons living in the state to stay at home except to perform specified “essential activities” and ordered “non-essential”…
Date: May 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1610
Justia Opinion Summary: Lumpkin was convicted of various drug crimes. Wisconsin courts denied his appeal and post-conviction petition. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the rejection of his federal habeas corpus petition, in which Lumpkin argued…
Date: April 29, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2387
Justia Opinion Summary: Under rules adopted and enforced by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsin lawyers must join and pay dues to the State Bar of Wisconsin. Active membership in the association is “a condition precedent to the right to…
Date: April 29, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2783
Justia Opinion Summary: Jennings, who was not a medical professional, ran Results Weight Loss Clinic in Lombard, Illinois. Jennings paid Mikaitis, who was working full‐time for a hospital in Lockport, Illinois cash to secure a Drug Enforcement…
Date: April 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2401
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2001, Williams was convicted of conspiring to sell more than 50 grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 846; distributing more than 50 grams of crack, 841(b)(1)(A)(iii); and distributing more than five grams of crack,…
Date: April 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2829
Justia Opinion Summary: Major pleaded guilty without the benefit of a plea agreement to three charges stemming from his activities dealing heroin and fentanyl. Major was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argued that the…
Date: April 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1286
Justia Opinion Summary: Nieto, a leader of a Gary, Indiana gang, planned to rob Martinez’s home, believing he would find marijuana. Hendry, Cherry, and Fitzpatrick, also gang members, agreed to participate. Cherry brought an assault rifle and a…
Date: April 25, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1809, 21-1822
Justia Opinion Summary: Roe invented a nozzle that transforms gas into liquid. Roe assigned the nozzle to Nano Gas, in exchange for 20% equity in Nano and a board seat. The relationship floundered. Roe left Nano, taking a prototype machine and…
Date: April 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1266
Justia Opinion Summary: Smith was a passenger in Naylor’s car. Chicago police officers pulled them over for running a red light. Smith was “shaking.” Officer Holden asked Smith to step outside. Smith complied but immediately rested the front…
Date: April 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1355
Justia Opinion Summary: Outstanding debt for Chicago traffic tickets surpassed $1.8 billion last year. Under a 2016 Chicago ordinance, when a driver incurs the needed number of outstanding tickets and final liability determinations, Chicago is…
Date: April 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3063
Justia Opinion Summary: The FBI conducted extensive surveillance, made more than 10 controlled purchases of heroin from Lottie, and secured court orders authorizing the interception of Lottie’s cellphone communications. Agents learned that…
Date: April 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1454
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2015-2019, Wood defrauded homeowners facing foreclosure, convincing them to "refinance" and make their mortgage payments to him. Wood convinced some clients to stall foreclosures by manipulating the bankruptcy…
Date: April 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1634
Justia Opinion Summary: Indiana University hired Palmer, who is Black, as a lecturer in Business Marketing in 2010. In 2013, Palmer inquired about his potential for early promotion to senior lecturer. His Department Chair said that it was rare…
Date: April 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1873
Justia Opinion Summary: Qin (from China) is among 165 foreign limited partners who collectively invested $82.5 million into the Colorado Regional Center Project Solaris LLLP (CRCPS), whose general partner is CRC-I (an LLC). The parent company…
Date: April 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2601
Justia Opinion Summary: Perez began work at Staples in 2011 and became a sales representative in 2015. Perez’s performance issues began five months later. His supervisor, Coha placed Perez on a “weekly activity plan.” Six months later Perez was…
Date: April 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1500
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Patlan pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. He began supervised release in April 2017. Because of violations, in January 2019, the court added six months of home confinement. After…
Date: April 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2947
Justia Opinion Summary: ECE's movie theaters lost money after North Carolina's Governor imposed statewide closures in response to COVID-19. ECE’s insurance policy with HCC provides: We will pay the actual loss of Business Income you sustain due…
Date: April 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1259
Justia Opinion Summary: Ten Pas worked as a tax partner at the McGladrey accounting firm until he suffered a cluster of cardiovascular events in 2014. He receives total disability benefits under McGladrey’s group long-term disability insurance…
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3407
Justia Opinion Summary: Bensenberg, age 85, was driving her 2008 Chrysler SUV when she lost consciousness during a medical episode. Her car entered a ditch beside the highway at 45-65 mph, hit a raised earthen driveway, became airborne, and…
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2238
Justia Opinion Summary: Indiana legislators, lobbyists, and legislative staff enjoy a party on the day the legislature adjourns for the year. The March 2018 celebration was held at AJ’s Lounge in Indianapolis. Hill, the state’s Attorney…
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3112
Justia Opinion Summary: Camacho-Valdez, through attorney Thomann, petitioned for review of the denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the CAT. Thomann filed an emergency motion for a stay of removal,…
Date: April 5, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3425
Justia Opinion Summary: In a suit under the False Claims Act (FCA), Proctor alleged that Safeway knowingly submitted false claims to government health programs when it reported its “retail” price for certain drugs as its “usual and customary”…
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 19-1758
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, Franklin was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. 924(e), based on six prior convictions, including three for Minnesota burglary and two for Illinois residential burglary. Franklin…
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1400
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2007, Olsen granted Country Visions a 10-year right of first refusal on Wisconsin land. The right was recorded in local property records. Olsen subsequently dissolved and, in 2010, its former partners filed for…
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1653
Justia Opinion Summary: Gmoser ran an operation that distributed child pornography over the dark web. A jury rejected Gmoser’s insanity defense and convicted him under 18 U.S.C. 2252A(g). Judge Bruce conducted the trial. While the case was on…
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 19-2993
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006 Pierre opened a credit card account. She accumulated consumer debt and defaulted. Midland Funding bought the debt and sued Pierre in Illinois state court in 2010 but voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit. In 2015.…
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2424
Justia Opinion Summary: Gaddis cut branches from McCombs’s tree that extended into his yard and threw them into McCombs’s yard. McCombs asked Gaddis to pick up the branches but he ignored her. Upon learning that a neighbor, Winstead, had…
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2930
Justia Opinion Summary: An ATF agent was shot. An arrest warrant was issued for Godinez. Agents obtained cellphone location data that placed a known telephone of Godinez at or near Segoviano’s apartment building. Agents entered the building to…
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1045
Justia Opinion Summary: Dr. Dubnow, a board-certified physician with more than 40 years of experience, was Chief of the Emergency Department at Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC). In 2017, he diverted an ambulance transporting an infant…
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 18-3535
Justia Opinion Summary: Johnson entered state custody in 2007. His history of prison misconduct led to his transfer in 2013 to serve accumulated segregation (solitary confinement). Johnson suffers from serious mental illness, including…
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1158, 20-2673
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, 21 people, including Gomez and Hidalgo-Sanchez. were indicted (21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), 846; 18 U.S.C. 2) for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. DEA agents had monitored phones used by…
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1438
Justia Opinion Summary: Reives, who is Black, worked for the Illinois State Police (ISP) from 1989 until he retired in 2018. In 2016, he had been suspended for 60 days for violating internal rules of conduct prohibiting false statements in…
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2463
Justia Opinion Summary: Karr was convicted of rape and domestic battery for his assaults on A.P., his former girlfriend. Karr then fired his attorney, hired a new one, and pursued claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Those claims…
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1394
Justia Opinion Summary: Lush started at the NIU College of Law in 2003. Poor academic performance, perhaps due to mental-health struggles, resulted in his dismissal. Lush sued NIU in state court. An Illinois court entered judgment for the…
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1854
Justia Opinion Summary: Davis operated a "Ponzi" scheme. His victims lost $5 million. Davis was charged with mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity. …
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Numbers: 19-3408, 19-2209
Justia Opinion Summary: Nieto and Vallodolid led Indiana chapters of the Latin Kings gang and were convicted under RICO (18 U.S.C. 1962(d)) and for drug conspiracy (21 U.S.C. 846); the jury made four special findings—that Vallodolid…
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1125
Justia Opinion Summary: Bayon attempted to rob an Indianapolis gas station, then fled the scene in a vehicle. Numerous police officers gave chase. A high-speed pursuit through residential areas ensued. Officer Brink executed a maneuver that…
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1922
Justia Opinion Summary: As part of an asset-purchase agreement, ISI promised to pay Indigo $2 million with interest on a defined schedule. Guido guaranteed the debt. Under a subordination agreement signed by the parties, a bank is entitled to…
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1358
Justia Opinion Summary: Gorss operated a Super 8 Motel as a franchisee of Wyndham. Gorss agreed to furnish the facility in accordance with Wyndham’s standards and to purchase supplies and equipment from approved vendors. Brigadoon sells fitness…
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1622
Justia Opinion Summary: Robinson, whose criminal career began in 1991, pleaded guilty, without a plea agreement, to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). The court granted Robinson an acceptance-of-responsibility…
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2247
Justia Opinion Summary: K.F.C., age 11, signed up for a Snapchat account. Snapchat's terms specify that a person must be at least 13 to have an account. K.F.C. lied about her age. Before she turned 18, K.F.C. sued, alleging that Snapchat’s…
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-2393
Justia Opinion Summary: See is a law-enforcement officer for the Illinois Gaming Board, which often hires State Police officers. As a union representative, See expressed concern that the Board’s promotion policies gave State Police employees…
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1224
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2008-2013, IMSS, the agency of the Mexican government tasked with purchasing medical products for Mexican citizens, purchased medical products from Zimmer, a medical device company, headquartered in Indiana and…
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1513
Justia Opinion Summary: A putative class of medical providers sued, alleging a conspiracy to drive up the prices of syringes and safety IV catheters (Products). Their first complaint, alleging a hub‐and‐spokes conspiracy ( Sherman Act, 15…
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1006
Justia Opinion Summary: An anonymous woman called 911 to report a man carrying a gun, "a 45,” wearing blue jeans, white gym shoes, a black skullcap, and a black coat with fur around the collar. She stated that the man had his hand in his right…
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1110, 20-3048
Justia Opinion Summary: Lange, who is deaf and communicates primarily in American Sign Language (ASL), sued the cities under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD”), 42 U.S.C. 12131, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of…
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2696
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 22-1087
Justia Opinion Summary: Schutte retained a law firm to seek compensation for personal injuries. The firm requested electronic copies of Schutte’s medical records. Ciox produced the electronic copies but charged “Per Page Copy (Paper)” charges…
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1853
Justia Opinion Summary: Paschall and Ragland worked as machine operators. During their employment, they experienced what they believed to be instances of sexual and racial harassment. A year after their employment ended, Paschall and Ragland…
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1957
Justia Opinion Summary: At a Speedway convenience store, Weaver tripped on the curb in front of the doorway, fell to the ground, and sustained injuries. Weaver sued for negligence, alleging that Speedway failed to maintain its premises in a…
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1093
Justia Opinion Summary: Kik Messenger flagged suspected child pornography, involving a girl, about eight years old, engaging in explicit sexual acts with an adult male. Agents traced the files to Boyle’s Decatur home. Boyle admitted that he…
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1212
Justia Opinion Summary: Officers received a tip from Dropbox, a well-known cloud-storage host, that someone had uploaded child pornography. They tracked the IP address to Hyatt’s home, where he admitted that he had uploaded the files. Hyatt was…
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1362
Justia Opinion Summary: Dash-cam video footage and testimony from Illinois State Trooper Payton indicated that Payton, specially trained in drug interdiction, made observations about Ambriz-Villa’s car which led him to suspect drug trafficking.…
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2641
Justia Opinion Summary: Poole has a degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine; it causes severe pain in her lower back and leg after she either stands or sits for a brief time. She lost her job as a cashier because her pain made it…
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 19-2771
Justia Opinion Summary: Garcia was convicted of attempted homicide, recklessly endangering safety, and aggravated battery based on a drive-by shooting that left one victim seriously injured. Garcia’s post-conviction counsel unsuccessfully…
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2679
Justia Opinion Summary: Bell, Hernandez, and Rayas, fraudulently promised victims that they could save their homes from foreclosure or lower their mortgage payments. They targeted monolingual Spanish‐speakers. They charged a $5,000-$10,000…
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2422
Justia Opinion Summary: The Indiana Department of Correction places offenders in restrictive housing when their continued presence in the general population would pose a serious threat to life, property, and others, or the security and orderly…
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3191
Justia Opinion Summary: Price had been convicted of felony aggravated battery. A gunshop employee ran a background check after Price placed an order, then contacted ATF Agent Clancy, and gave Price an inoperable magazine shell. Price purchased…
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1804
Justia Opinion Summary: Oluwajana became a lawful U.S. permanent resident in 2011. In 2017, he was convicted of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Charged with removability, 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), he was…
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1885
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Anderson began working as a Pre-Fund Underwriting Auditor for NLC, a residential mortgage lender. NLC randomly conducts internal post-funding audits. Anderson exhibited performance deficiencies. Her supervisor,…
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1383
Justia Opinion Summary: Captain Van Lanen saw apparent contraband in Jackson’s cell and ordered a search, which uncovered prohibited items: bottles of unknown liquids, a hair pick, and documents containing the names and health information of…
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1572
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, Grotts applied for Social Security disability benefits, citing depression and low functional capacity. She had previously worked as a caretaker for a child with disabilities and he cared for her own child. Her…
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2009
Justia Opinion Summary: Burkhart, the CEO of ASC, a private company that operates Indiana nursing homes and long-term care facilities, orchestrated an extensive conspiracy exploiting the company’s operations and business relationships for…
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3256
Justia Opinion Summary: A Wisconsin jury found Antonio and his brother guilty of first-degree homicide and a related firearms charge. The charges arose from the 2006 shooting death of a rival gang member. Antonio was sentenced to life in…
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2256
Justia Opinion Summary: When she began work, Campbell signed a contract with Keagle, the bar’s owner; it included an arbitration clause. After a dispute arose, the district judge denied Keagle’s motion to refer the matter to arbitration,…
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2590
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs alleged that Hyles committed sexual abuse and assault at Hammond, Indiana's First Baptist Church, and its affiliated school, Hyles-Anderson College, in the late 1970s and that the institutions conspired to…
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1385
Justia Opinion Summary: Asbury came to a controlled buy with 82.2 grams of 99% pure methamphetamine. He was charged with distributing at least 50 grams of the drug, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii). The indictment alleged that Asbury had a…
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1469
Justia Opinion Summary: Dixon pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon. The district court sentenced him to 96 months’ imprisonment, raising his base‐offense level by six levels under U.S.S.G. 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) because he had a previous…
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2091
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, Shorter pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm, which he used to threaten a person who, unbeknownst to Shorter, was a U.S. Marshal. The district court sentenced him to 117 months’ imprisonment. In…
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3434
Justia Opinion Summary: Cortez sued Cook, alleging that she was injured by an Inferior Vena Cava Filter, implanted in her in 2006 for the prevention of pulmonary embolisms. Cortez’s action was part of consolidated multidistrict proceedings. …
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2001
Justia Opinion Summary: Rucker is serving a 240-month sentence. While awaiting a jail transfer in 2012, Rucker attacked another prisoner who had testified against him, slamming the man’s head against a concrete wall. In 2020, Rucker sought a…
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-2118, 21-2307
Justia Opinion Summary: In May 2007, SunTrust hired Birch to perform a portfolio valuation on a property located in Indiana. The Birch report valued the property at $3.23 million. PNC Bank provided financing for the mortgage loan; both PNC and…
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1240, 21-1239
Justia Opinion Summary: Thomas pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), while he was serving an extended term of supervised release based on an earlier conviction for conspiracy to possess with…
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-3279, 20‐3280, 20‐3281, 20‐3282
Justia Opinion Summary: Farnolo helped his clients file short‐form complaints in the multidistrict “Cook” litigation, involving product liability claims alleging injuries caused by Cook’s medical device—a filter designed to prevent pulmonary…
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1981
Justia Opinion Summary: Woods claims an identity thief opened a credit card in his name, leading debt collectors to pursue him for the card’s unpaid balance, $723.55. The debt collector, Resurgent, initially rejected his claims that the debt…
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2029
Justia Opinion Summary: Witkemper was the president and sole shareholder of Maximum, which had employees, but in 2004-2006 never withheld and remitted federal income and insurance contribution taxes (FICA taxes). Maximum went bankrupt. Unable…
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1245
Justia Opinion Summary: Larry Nassar sexually assaulted hundreds of girls and young women during his involvement with USA Gymnastics (USAG), the non-profit organization which governs the sport in the United States. As a result of Nassar’s…
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1079
Justia Opinion Summary: Pretrial detainees Kemp, Dearborn, Galvez, and Lind-Enriquez had lived together in the cellblock without incident for several months when a fight broke out, with Kemp throwing the first punch. Officer Burget was…
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 19-2440
Justia Opinion Summary: Reck, an Illinois Menard Correctional Center inmate, filed suit, 42 U.S.C. 1983 against a prison physician (Dr. Trost), the Health Care Unit Administrator (Walls), a prison nurse (Smith), and Wexford Health Sources,…
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1423
Justia Opinion Summary: Anne and Donald divorced in 1996 after 25 years of marriage. They later reconciled but did not re‐marry, then separated again. Because divorce laws no longer applied, Anne sued Donald in Indiana state court under…
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3304
Justia Opinion Summary: Gibbs and others were indicted for conspiring to possess “500 grams or more of a substance” containing methamphetamine, 21 U.S.C 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), 846. Gibbs pleaded guilty. At the plea hearing, the Assistant U.S.…
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1874
Justia Opinion Summary: Edwards and several accomplices robbed three cellphone stores in northeastern Illinois. Each time, the team would enter around 5:30 p.m. wearing hats and hooded sweatshirts, wait until all the customers had left,…
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1241
Justia Opinion Summary: The Wades live in a second-floor apartment; the first-floor unit is a short flight of stairs up from ground level. Chicago Police officers were seeking Johnson, a purported heroin dealer. A confidential informant had…
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2377
Justia Opinion Summary: A John Doe informant stated that Taylor had showed the informant a gun inside Taylor’s apartment. Taylor was a felon. Chicago police officer Hughes secured a warrant to search Taylor’s apartment. On the record, no one…
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1093
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2003, Gamboa was convicted of seven counts of drug and firearm crimes. The court found that Gamboa had two or more prior convictions for felony drug offenses and was subject to a mandatory term of life imprisonment…
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-1105, 20-1484, 20-3477
Justia Opinion Summary: Indictments alleged that the Latin Kings had been involved in multiple acts of murder, arson, robbery, extortion, witness tampering, and the illegal distribution of narcotics. The three defendants were charged with…
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2732
Justia Opinion Summary: The Seventh Circuit vacated the district court's denial of defendant's motion for relief under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act. The court accepted the government's concession that conspiracy to traffic crack cocaine…
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1356
Justia Opinion Summary: Barbee sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by the First Step Act of 2018. Barbee suffers from Type II diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, and is serving his sentence at a facility…
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1612
Justia Opinion Summary: The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of USS on plaintiff's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim, concluding that USS carried its burden to show that plaintiff's…
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1952
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Brown pled guilty in the Eastern District of Missouri to unlawfully possessing a firearm and admitted to eight prior state law felony convictions, leading to an enhanced, 262-month sentence under the Armed…
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1631
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2015, Talignani, a U.S. military veteran, consulted a VA neurosurgeon, who recommended that he undergo neck surgery. Because the VA could not perform a timely surgery, the surgeon suggested Talignani obtain…
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1121
Justia Opinion Summary: Mandrell, born in 198, pursued her education through one year in college. In 2005-2009, she served in the Coast Guard, which she left with an honorable discharge. While in service she was the victim of a rape by a fellow…
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1633
Justia Opinion Summary: Okada, “a titan of the gambling industry,” hired Bartlit to represent him in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Wynn Resorts. The litigation settled in Okada’s favor for $2.6 billion. Okada refused to pay the $50…
Date: February 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3458
Justia Opinion Summary: Kramer was the U.S. open class offshore powerboat champion but he was also a successful drug lord and money launderer who made millions smuggling vast quantities of marijuana in the 1980s. After his arrest, he tried to…
Date: February 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1566
Justia Opinion Summary: The Seventh Circuit upheld the bankruptcy court's ruling that the costs of plaintiff's attorney disciplinary proceedings imposed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court were not dischargeable under a provision of the Bankruptcy…
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1692
Justia Opinion Summary: DiDonato fell and seriously injured her head in the bathroom of Panatera’s home Panatera, a Chicago paramedic, found DiDonato disoriented and badly bleeding but allegedly only rinsed the blood from DiDonato’s head,…
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1229
Justia Opinion Summary: Skaggs was charged with 12 counts related to his production and possession of child pornography, based on evidence found in thumb drives seized from him during a warrantless border search at Minneapolis-St. Paul…
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3086
Justia Opinion Summary: Howell was convicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to concurrent 96‐month terms. In 2020, the Seventh Circuit vacated one conviction and remanded. The 2020 Coronavirus Aid,…
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1299, 21‐1276
Justia Opinion Summary: Ewing and Webster disputed debts they allegedly owed to debt‐collection companies. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, debt‐collection companies must report such disputes to credit reporting agencies, 15 U.S.C.…
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1837
Justia Opinion Summary: Wisconsin inmate Zimmerman filed a First Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Though “far from clear and very abbreviated,” the complaint seemed to contend that Corrections Officer Bornick had it out for him because of…
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1966
Justia Opinion Summary: Bourke was exposed to fumes during his employment with the Veterans Administration. He received treatment at a VA hospital and contends that medical malpractice there caused him serious injuries. He sought compensation…
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3276
Justia Opinion Summary: Sanders, a severely mentally ill inmate, has been in the custody of the Illinois Department of Correction since 2004. For eight years, he was in solitary confinement, where his mental health deteriorated. Sanders has…
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1624
Justia Opinion Summary: Reynolds, born in 1992, graduated from high school and previously worked part-time in retail. Reynolds suffers from migraines, vertigo, and “major depressive disorder, recurrent moderate with anxious distress.” She…
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1538
Justia Opinion Summary: ATC purchased a commercial general liability insurance policy from Westchester, which provided coverage against liability incurred because of “advertising,” a defined term that included trade dress infringement. BizBox…
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 18-3216
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Freydin, a Chicago lawyer, posed a question on Facebook: “Did Trump put Ukraine on the travel ban list?! We just cannot find a cleaning lady!” After receiving online criticism for the comment, Freydin doubled…
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2589
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 17-1912
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, Johnson was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Based on his prior convictions, the district court found that he qualified for a sentencing enhancement under the Armed Career Criminal Act…
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3318
Justia Opinion Summary: Osmani fled the Kosovo War and was admitted to the U.S as a refugee in 1999. Osmani was convicted for possession of illegal narcotics in 2019. The government sought to remove Osmani based on a prior conviction for…
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1315
Justia Opinion Summary: Dai, a Chinese citizen, was admitted to the U.S. on a student visa in 2010. She later applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) on the basis of religious…
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1702
Justia Opinion Summary: Gooch alleged that correctional officers Young and Wilson falsely informed another inmate that Gooch had stolen from him and directed the inmate to “take action”; the inmate then attacked Gooch with a weapon. When Gooch…
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2385
Justia Opinion Summary: A felony defendant normally must be present in the courtroom at sentencing. FED. R. CRIM. P. 43(a)(3). The 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), 134 Stat. 281, permits district courts to…
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3188
Justia Opinion Summary: Detectives Roseman and Hunt stopped Goodwill for a window tint violation. After asking Goodwill to sit in the squad car, Roseman began the paperwork while both detectives asked Goodwill questions. A canine unit arrived…
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1616
Justia Opinion Summary: Kaminski, a Polish-American woman in her fifties, worked for Elite, a temporary employment agency, for about two-and-a-half years. When assigned to a job, Kaminski traveled to and from the site on a bus equipped with…
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2528
Justia Opinion Summary: Lewis left her car parked on an Alsip street during a snowstorm. She was fined $50 for violating an ordinance that prohibits parking on any “primary snow route” if more than one inch has fallen within 12 hours and…
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1070
Justia Opinion Summary: Merrill pressured 12-13-year-old girls to take and send him sexually explicit photographs of themselves. Merrill was indicted for producing child pornography, 18 U.S.C. 2251(a); receiving child pornography, section…
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2598
Justia Opinion Summary: Ruenger applied for Social Security Disability benefits in 2015, alleging that he had limited use of his left arm and mental impairments including anxiety and depression. At a hearing, the ALJ determined that Ruenger had…
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3225
Justia Opinion Summary: After his co-conspirator gave officers details about a plan to defraud a university and about previous fraudulent schemes, Mboule was charged and signed a plea agreement. The agreement provided that Mboule was entitled…
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1381
Justia Opinion Summary: For almost 30 years, Prill worked for the Eau Claire, Wisconsin County Highway Department performing physically demanding work, including driving a dump truck and maintaining roads. She suffered from pain in her lower…
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Numbers: 19-1145, 19-1978, 19-1375
Justia Opinion Summary: Rasho, on behalf of a class of mentally ill inmates in Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) custody, sued IDOC officials under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for failing to provide constitutionally adequate mental health care. The…
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2860
Justia Opinion Summary: Three months before McClinton's eighteenth birthday, McClinton and five others robbed a CVS pharmacy, pointing guns at customers, grabbing purses and wallets, and destroying cell phones. One customer escaped. Yates…
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2523
Justia Opinion Summary: Two churches sued Illinois Governor Pritzker after he issued an executive order that limited to 10 the number of people who could attend a religious service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The district court declined to…
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2244
Justia Opinion Summary: In October 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX airliner crashed in the sea near Indonesia, killing everyone on board. In March 2019, a second 737 MAX crashed in Ethiopia, again killing everyone on board. Within days of the second…
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1982
Justia Opinion Summary: Nichols prevailed in a discrimination action against his employer. The district court awarded Nichols $300,000 in compensatory damages and various forms of equitable relief, including back pay and pension contributions…
Date: January 6, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2940
Justia Opinion Summary: Burgess left the apartment he shared with Howard, texting threats to kill her and burn down the apartment. That night, Burgess set a fire that destroyed the building and all of Howard’s and her children’s belongings.…
Date: January 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1293
Justia Opinion Summary: Allen County Officers received an arrest warrant for Gosnell. An anonymous tip indicated that Gosnell was staying at a Fort Wayne motel. The motel manager stated that Gosnell was staying in a room with Jones. Jones had…
Date: January 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1398
Justia Opinion Summary: A person who had purchased drugs from Ford for approximately six years notified agents that Ford was selling drugs out of Nicholson’s home and had a safe in the rear bedroom where he kept his drugs and cash. The source…
Date: January 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-8028
Justia Opinion Summary: Simpson unsuccessfully applied to work as a Correctional Officer at the Cook County Department of Corrections four times in 2014-2017. Simpson believed the hiring practices underlying those rejections violated his…
Date: January 5, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1134
Justia Opinion Summary: Around midnight, four people were in Shaffers' car, with Shaffers in the driver’s seat, smoking and listening to music while parked. Chicago Police Officers Streeper and Bruno heard loud music coming from the car and…
Date: January 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2145
Justia Opinion Summary: Based on his 2007 convictions, Blake is serving a sentence of 420 months’ imprisonment for cocaine offenses, 21 U.S.C. 846, 841. The Seventh Circuit affirmed his sentence. Five years later, the court rejected Blake’s…
Date: January 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1607
Justia Opinion Summary: Wilder, born in 1970, has a high school education. She previously worked as a motor vehicle quality worker and a sales clerk. She has not worked since October 2015. Wilder applied for Social Security disability benefits…
Date: January 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3419
Justia Opinion Summary: An eyewitness testified that Turner arrived at Krystal's residence, pulled a handgun from his pants, and fatally shot Krystal. Turner claimed that Krystal grabbed his handgun, which accidentally fired during the ensuing…
Date: January 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1382
Justia Opinion Summary: An Indiana State Police trooper stopped Loving for speeding and asked Loving if he had marijuana on him. Loving sped away, dragging the trooper several feet. Loving drove at high speed through the scene of a recent car…
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