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Violation of Due Process
Terry Johnson, the plaintiff, is an inmate of the Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility— “an Illinois state facility for the diagnosis, treatment, and (pending successful treatment) incarceration of persons believed prone to sexual violence.”
Enforcement of Affordable Care Act – Declaratory Relief
Ozinga Brothers, Inc. (“Ozinga Brothers”) is a family-owned firm supplying ready-mix concrete products and services to builders primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Witness Identification
On September 6, 2003, at 1:20 p.m., Salvador Gomez stopped his car at a red light at a Chicago intersection.
False Arrest
Lois Trask was gambling at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, when she picked up a $20 bill from the casino floor.
Motion to Suppress
David G. Wenzel appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence gathered as the result of search warrants executed on his home.
Statute of Limitations
This appeal is from the district court’s dismissal, on statute of limitations grounds, of a medical malpractice claim.
Attorney Fees
John D. Terzakis was indicted for transporting stolen goods. After the government conceded that its key witness would be unavailable to testify at trial, it moved to dismiss the case.
Sentencing
The defendant was indicted for wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and pleaded guilty.
Duty of Consistency – Tax
The central issue in this appeal from the Tax Court is how to apply the “duty of consistency,” an equitable tax doctrine analogous to judicial estoppel, which prevents a party from prevailing in a court proceeding by taking one position and then taking a contradictory position in a later case.
Tax Refund
Medical College of Wisconsin, a nonprofit corporation, received a refund of Social Security (FICA) taxes after the Internal Revenue Service ruled that medical residents were exempt from them until April 1, 2005.
Court Error – Title VII
Plaintiff Robin Turner sued defendant Hirschbach Motor Lines for failing to hire him as a truck driver after his routine drug test was positive for marijuana use.
Budget committee puts off decision on raises for state judges
Judges around the state will be getting some kind of raise, but exactly how much has yet to be determined, leaders of a state budget panel say.
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