Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Chicago, Illinois, has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
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- Northern District of Illinois
- Southern District of Illinois
- Northern District of Indiana
- Southern District of Indiana
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1576
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a medical student at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, referred to as John Doe, who was accused of physical abuse by a fellow student, Jane Roe. The University’s Office of Student…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3086
Justia Opinion Summary: Keith Henyard was charged with eight drug-related felonies in Wisconsin. During his preliminary hearing, Court Commissioner Frank Parise presided. Later, Henyard hired Parise as his attorney. Parise secured a plea deal…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1449
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Robert Sylvester Kelly, a music industry professional, who was accused of sexually abusing underage girls in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The victims, referred to as Jane, Pauline, and Nia, were…
Date: April 25, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1364
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Dylan Ostrum, who was under investigation for drug dealing and possession of firearms. During a search of his home, Ostrum revealed that he had moved his belongings, including his car, to his…
Date: April 25, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1678
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves plaintiffs Pamela Antosh and Ned Lashley, who challenged the Village of Mount Pleasant's use of its eminent-domain power to acquire their property for road improvements associated with the private…
Date: April 25, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1960
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves three plaintiffs, Xingjian Sun, Xing Zhao, and Ao Wang, who sued their professor, Gary Gang Xu, for various allegations. Sun and Zhao, former students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,…
Date: April 24, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1983
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a patient, Tommy Harris, who contracted bacterial sepsis due to repeated infections from his dialysis treatment at a clinic in Belleville, Illinois. Harris filed a malpractice lawsuit against the…
Date: April 24, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3282
Justia Opinion Summary: David Perez, while on federal supervised release, was recorded by a police surveillance camera holding what appeared to be a firearm. His conditions of release, as well as federal law, prohibited him from possessing a…
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