United States v. Castaneda
The Seventh Circuit affirmed defendant's 20 year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to transporting methamphetamine as part of a 20-person conspiracy. The court held that the evidence, viewed...
View ArticleUnited States v. Price
The statutory provision that prohibits ordering restitution to a participant in defendant's offense, 18 U.S.C. 3663(a)(1)(A), does not prohibit ordering restitution to the participant's family members...
View ArticleTucker v. City of Chicago
A six month delay between a property inspection and notice of a municipal ordinance citation does not violate due process. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's...
View ArticleSmith v. GC Services LP
Plaintiff filed suit against GC Services, alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of GC Services' motion to...
View ArticleHerrington v. Waterstone Mortgage Corp.
After plaintiff filed class and collective actions against her former employer for wage and hour violations, the district court compelled arbitration pursuant to an agreement between the parties. The...
View ArticleUnited States v. Neal
The Seventh Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for conspiring to distribute cocaine. Defendant argued that the facts did not demonstrate that he agreed with others to buy and sell cocaine. The...
View ArticleLindsey v. Macias
Four Chicago police officers received an emergency call about a “male with a gun,” and arrived on scene at about 3:35 a.m. An unidentified man on the porch directed them to the first floor apartment,...
View ArticleFritz v. Evers
Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the superintendent, in his official capacity, alleging that schools would not hire plaintiff while he was a teacher under investigation. The Seventh...
View ArticleUnited States v. Kienast
The Seventh Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for child pornography charges. On appeal, defendants argued that the warrant authorizing the Playpen child pornography website searches was invalid...
View ArticleVermillion v. Corizon Health, Inc.
The appellees sought permission to file a brief containing more words than the 14,000 permitted by Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7) and Circuit Rule 32(c). Vermillion, the appellant, represented that his...
View ArticleUnited States v. Lopez
Law enforcement intercepted cellular telephone communications pursuant to a Maryland state court order, revealing that Moreno and Salinas planned to transport illegal drugs to Illinois. Lopez arranged...
View ArticleAvila v. Sessions
In 1991, Molina-Avila, born in Guatemala and then 11 years old, came to the U.S. with his sister and brother. He became a legal permanent resident the same year. As a young adult, he was convicted of...
View ArticleUnited States v. Walton
The Moorish Temple is a religious organization that believes Moors are the rightful owners of North America. As a “Grand Sheik,” Walton preached that the government occupies Moorish land and owes its...
View ArticleUnited States v. Austin
Austin was charged, based on an eight‐year mortgage‐fraud scheme, with bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1344; wire fraud, section 1343; aggravated identity theft, section 1028A(a)(l); and obstruction of justice,...
View ArticleTissue Technology LLC v. TAK Investments LLC
In 2007, OFTI sold a mill to TAK. During the financial crunch, Goldman Sachs cut $19 million from the financing. OFTI had promised clean title, but with the reduced financing, was unable to pay off...
View ArticleZander v. Orlich
Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff's Department (LCSD) Deputy Orlich, in uniform, and carrying a gun, responded to Zander’s husband’s call, reporting a domestic disturbance. Arriving at the scene, Orlich...
View ArticleAbrego v. Wilkie
In 2011, Abrego began work as a dental assistant at a VA clinic, with Dr. Strampe. According to Abrego, Strampe “harassed” him, was “short-tempered,” and did not allow him to schedule patients, use...
View ArticleDuncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc.
Duncan fell behind on her car payments, ARS repossessed the vehicle on behalf of the lender, Wells Fargo. Duncan had left some personal items in the car, and when she sought to retrieve them, ARS...
View ArticleBeaton v. SpeedyPC Software
When Beaton’s laptop malfunctioned, he discovered SpeedyPC, which offered a diagnosis and a cure. Beaton took advantage of Speedy’s free trial, which warned that his device was in bad shape and...
View ArticleRivera v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Allstate investigated suspicious trading on its equity desk and unearthed email evidence that portfolio managers might be timing trades to inflate their bonuses at the expense of portfolios, including...
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