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7th Circuit Digest

Oct 15, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Ordinance Changes

The National Labor Relations Act and its amendments establish a national system of industrial-labor relations.

Oct 15, 2018

Request for Judicial Notice

Appellant has submitted a document styled “Request for Judicial Notice.”

Oct 15, 2018

Collective Bargaining Agreement

Union Pacific Railroad Company hired Richard Griff in the mid-1980s.

Oct 15, 2018

ALJ Error – Disability

John Barrett applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income based on limitations from bipolar disorder and alcohol addiction.

Oct 15, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Equine Immunity

Judy Dilley and Abigail Brown were injured while horseback riding in Wisconsin.

Oct 15, 2018

Sentencing

Ruby Mohsin and Mohammad Khan pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell drugs misbranded as incense or potpourri.

Oct 15, 2018

Setting Off – Liquidation

The Department of Health and Human Services owed millions of dollars to the now‐defunct Land of Lincoln Mutual Health Insurance Company.

Oct 4, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

An Illinois jury convicted Kevin Czech of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm for his role in a drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of a fourteen-year-old bystander.

Oct 4, 2018

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied

A jury convicted David Bradford of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and related drug and firearms offenses.

Oct 4, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Prisoner – Sentencing Guidelines

In Johnson v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the so‐called residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutional. 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015).

Oct 4, 2018

Plea & Sentencing – Plea Agreement

Raul Perez‐Gonzalez pleaded guilty to first degree murder for his role in a gang‐related killing.

Oct 3, 2018

Postconviction Statute of Limitations – Equitable Tolling

In 2008, Charles Mayberry was convicted in Wisconsin state court of multiple counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment.

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