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7th Circuit Digest

Oct 7, 2019

4th Amendment Violation – Probable Cause

This case arises from a heinous triple murder that occurred almost 19 years ago in Georgetown, Indiana, a small town near the Kentucky border.

Oct 7, 2019

Immigration – Removal Order – Jurisdiction

Ernest Odei traveled from his native Ghana to the United States in 2017 to meet with academic advisors and to perform missionary work.

Oct 7, 2019

6th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause

While tracking down a fugitive, Deputy Marshal Stephen Linder interrogated the fugitive’s father.

Oct 7, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

A federal jury in Minnesota convicted Todd Chazen of possessing a firearm following a prior felony conviction.

Sep 30, 2019

Statute of Frauds – Unjust Enrichment – Supplemental Jurisdiction

Mountain Crest SRL, LLC (“Mountain Crest”), brought this action, alleging that Anheuser Busch InBev SA/NV (“Anheuser-Busch”) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (“Molson Coors”) had conspired to damage Mountain Crest’s beer exports to Ontario, Canada, in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1– 2. Mountain Crest also alleged that Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors were e[...]

Sep 30, 2019

Bankruptcy – Antitrust Claim

McGarry & McGarry, LLC, a creditor in a closed Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, tried three times to bring a price-fixing claim against Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (“BMS”), the trustee’s software-services provider.

Sep 30, 2019

Order Correcting Opinion – Sentencing Guidelines

Upon consideration of the MOTION TO CORRECT OPINION, filed on August 20, 2019, by counsel for the plaintiff-appellee United States of America, IT IS ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.

Sep 30, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence

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Sep 23, 2019

Summary Judgment – Jurisdiction

Lloyd Johnson brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various employees and officials of the Milwaukee County Medical Health Complex (“MHC”), MHC itself, Milwaukee County, and the County’s Department of Health and Human Services.

Sep 23, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines and Jury Instructions

Petitioner-appellant Stacy Haynes challenges three of his convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which imposes steep penalties on a defendant who uses a firearm during a “crime of violence.”

Sep 23, 2019

Prisoner – Mailbox Rule

Malcolm Cobb, Jr., an Indiana prisoner, brought a state-court negligence action against Aramark Correctional Services, LLC (“Aramark”) for failing to clean up a spill in the kitchen at the Pendleton Correctional Facility, causing him to slip and fracture his ankle.

Sep 23, 2019

2nd Amendment Violation

Two Cook County residents appeal the dismissal of their complaint, which raises a Second Amendment challenge to Cook County’s ban on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines.

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