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Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Defendant-Appellant Phil Trent distributed heroin that killed Tyler Corzette.
Court Error – Attorney’s Fees
After years of protracted litigation, a jury awarded Chicago Police Officer Detlef Sommerfield $30,000 in his workplace discrimination suit.
Court Error – Plea Deal
Appellant Robert Hudson was granted habeas relief by a federal district judge, who ordered the state of Illinois to reoffer a plea deal.
Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence
This appeal provides an example of circumstantial evidence that allows a reasonable inference that an employer acted with unlawful intent.
Sentencing Guidelines
Marvin Bennett, the defendant and appellant in this case, pleaded guilty to possession of a fire‐ arm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Validation of Wisconsin’s Right-to-work Law
The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 139 and Local 420 (“IUOE”), challenged Wisconsin’s right-to-work law.
Sufficiency of Evidence and Sentencing Guidelines
Branko Bogdanov pleaded guilty to two criminal counts stemming from his family’s multi‐million dollar shoplifting scheme: one count for conspiring to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 2314, and one count for a substantive violation of the same law.
Freedom of Information Act – Disclosure of Redacted Information
This appeal challenges a district court decision that dismissed with prejudice the plaintiff’s suit against the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B).
Petition Transfer
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative seeks review of a final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency designating Williamson County, Illinois, as a nonattainment area for national air quality standards for sulfur dioxide.
Amendment – Word Change
The concurring opinion in this case issued June 30, 2017, is amended as follows: The word “Monarch’s” in the final sentence at page 15 should be “Indiana’s”.
Court Error – Sentencing Guidelines
Tyson argues that he is entitled to resentencing because his Wisconsin burglary conviction does not qualify as a “crime of violence” as contemplated by the Sentencing Guidelines, and therefore, the court set the incorrect base offense level for his Guidelines calculation.
Court Error – Sentencing Guidelines
In this appeal, the Plaintiff argues that the district court incorrectly granted summary judgment for the defense on three of her claims: a substantive due process claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a failure to train claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim under Indiana law.
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