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Misidentification – Qualified Immunity
Lana Canen was convicted of felony murder on August 10, 2005 in Indiana state court.
Bank Holding Company Act
Eugene Crane, the trustee in the bankruptcy of a company named Integrated Genomics, Inc., hired BMS to provide a variety of services in Integrated’s bankruptcy proceeding.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
After his conviction for cocaine distribution, Petitioner Rollie Mitchell appealed his sentence; this Court affirmed.
Deliberate Indifference
James, a former inmate of Indiana’s New Castle Correctional Facility, appeals from an adverse judgment, following the district judge’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants, in his suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two doctors who he contends were deliberately indifferent to his need for medical treatment for an infected toenail and an injury to his jaw.
Sentencing – Supervised Release Conditions
A jury found Michael Anglin guilty of Hobbs Act robbery, discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence (the Hobbs Act robbery) under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and related offenses.
Deliberate Indifference
The Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility in Rushville, Illinois, houses persons adjudged to be sexually violent; often they are persons who have completed prison sentences for sexually violent acts but are considered too dangerous to be released into the general population; so they remain confined, though in a facility (Rushville) that is not, at least technically, a prison.
Sentencing – Enhancement
On June 23, 2015, Alan Cisneros pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.
ADA – Insurance Provisions – Involuntary Medical Examinations
On the merits, this Americans with Disabilities Act case would turn on the interplay between the ADA’s prohibition on involuntary medical examinations and its insurance safe-harbor provision.
Weekly Case Digests — Jan. 23-27, 2017
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: United States of America v. Jesse D. Featherly Case No.:15-3854 Officials: BAUER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges Focus: Motion to Quash –Search Warrant – Court Error Jesse Featherly challenges the denial of his motion to quash the search warrant that led to the discovery of […]
Delinquency – Adult court
C.M. challenges his waiver into adult court on the grounds that the court erroneously exercised its discretion by considering Lincoln Hills School for Boys to be categorically unsuitable for placement of juveniles and that C.M.
Termination of Parental Rights
L.H.H. appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, K.H.H.
Special Assessments
The City of Oshkosh levied special assessments against CED Properties, LLC (CED) for installation of a roundabout intersection and related improvements pursuant to the City’s police power.
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- NAACP: No consequences for UWM Pro-Palestinian protesters shows ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’
- New complaints filed against Northwestern over Kenosha football hazing scandal
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- Reckless driving on Brown Deer Road results in fatal collision
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- WisGOP reacts to vice president’s Wisconsin visit
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