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Due Process Violation
Plaintiff-appellant Thomas James, an inmate with the Arizona Department of Corrections, filed a pro se complaint against defendants-appellees, Dr. Lorenzo Eli and Dr. Nicolas Villanustre, for alleged deliberate indifference towards his medical care while he was incarcerated in Indiana.
Sentencing Guidelines
When Grover Ferguson was 17 years old he shot a woman three times during a carjacking, causing significant permanent injury.
Immigration – Asylum Claim
Francisco Javier Perez, a Honduran citizen, petitions for review of the denial of his application for deferral of removal under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture.
Sentencing Guidelines
Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Brian Thurman’s residence after a cooperating in‐formant purchased heroin inside.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Defendant‐appellant Alvin Edge‐ worth was convicted of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm.
FDCPA Violation
This appeal concerns four consolidated cases involving similar alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692e(8).
FMLA and ADA Violation
Plaintiff Rasul Freelain worked as a police officer in the Village of Oak Park, Illinois for five years before he claims another officer began harassing him.
Weekly Case Digests — May 7-May 11, 2018
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Sara Sampra v. United States Department of Transportation Case No.: 17-2621 Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and KANNE and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges. Focus: FMLA Violation – Time-barred Sara Sampra sued her employer, the United States Department of Transportation, alleging that it interfered with her rights under […]
Statutory Interpretation
This case requires us to engage in a typical judicial exercise, construing a statute that is technical, unclear, and constitutes a minor procedural part of a larger administrative scheme.
Inter Partes Review – Constitutional Violation
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 35 U. S. C. §100 et seq., establishes a process called “inter partes review.”
Statutory Interpretation – Alien Tort
Petitioners in this case, or the persons on whose behalf petitioners now assert claims, allegedly were injured or killed by terrorist acts committed abroad.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review a stipulation filed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 22.12 between the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Amie B. Trupke.
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