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7th Circuit Digest

Oct 19, 2021

Appellate Jurisdiction – Qualified Immunity

Jerry Smith, Jr. reportedly left the scene of a fight and returned with a gun.

Oct 19, 2021

4th Amendment Violation – Sale of Seized Property

The City of Chicago requires its police officers to seize, inventory, and store any property belonging to an arrested person, if that property is not permitted in the Cook County Jail.

Oct 18, 2021

Appellate Jurisdiction

Wisconsin inmate Marvin Carter has waited four years and counting to challenge his 2017 sentence on direct appeal in state court.

Oct 18, 2021

Summary Judgment – Discrimination and Retaliation Claims

Robert Bless, a police officer for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, was fired after an internal review board determined that he had violated office policies and then lied to investigators about his misconduct.

Oct 18, 2021

Tax Code – Spousal Relief

Married since 1967, John and Frances Rogers filed joint federal income tax returns for many years.

Oct 18, 2021

Equal Protection Claim – Sex Offender Registration Act

Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act (“SORA”) imposes registration requirements and restrictions on sex offenders who reside, work, or study in the State. Ind. Code § 11-8-8-1 et seq.

Oct 18, 2021

Anti-Terrorism Act – Subject-matter Jurisdiction

In 1996 David Boim was shot and killed by Hamas terrorists while studying abroad in Israel.

Oct 18, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – RCRA – Imminent or Substantial Hazards

Between 1937 and 2006 Johnson Controls and a predecessor operated a manufacturing plant in Goshen, Indiana.

Oct 13, 2021

Suppression of Evidence – Expert Testimony

Following a jury trial, Elijah Vines was found guilty of five counts related to sex trafficking of a minor, including: sex trafficking of a child, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (b)(2), and (c); sex trafficking of a child, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(2) and (b)(2); conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1594(c) and 1591; transportatio[...]

Oct 13, 2021

Sentencing Guidelines

Jesus Raul Beltran-Leon (“Beltran”) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846.

Oct 13, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – FCRA and False Claims Act – Scienter

This Court is no stranger to False Claims Act qui tam actions.

Oct 13, 2021

Restitution

Dameion Wyatt victimized six females, each of whom acted as prostitutes under Wyatt’s abusive supervision over varying periods from September 2011 through May 2014.

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