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7th Circuit Digest

Aug 27, 2018

Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim

Charmaine Hamer worked at Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Help Center from 2010 to 2012.

Aug 27, 2018

Injunctive Relief and Damage Awards

Five wheelchair-using detainees brought this lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois, and the Sheriff, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act (“RHA”). Their claims are based on purportedly inaccessible ramps and bathroom facilities at six county courthouses.

Aug 27, 2018

Sentencing Guidelines

From the time he was a young adolescent, defendant Ulises De La Cruz was a member of the Latin Kings gang.

Aug 27, 2018

Sentencing – Supervised Release

Kash Lee appeals the sentence he received when his supervised release was revoked.

Aug 27, 2018

Retaliation – Common Law Liens

Indiana Child Protective Services removed Brent Swallers’s daughter from his custody in September 2015.

Aug 27, 2018

Plea & Sentencing – Restitution

Defendant-appellant Renee Perillo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(c), and to commissioning a murder for hire in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958.

Aug 14, 2018

Abuse of Discretion – Attorney’s Fees

Camp Drug Store, Inc., filed this action, on its own behalf and as a representative of a proposed class, against Cochran Wholesale Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Cochran”).

Aug 14, 2018

Foreclosure – Failure to State Claim

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, has been trying to acquire a 400-acre estate in Barrington after the owners defaulted on a mortgage and note held by the Forest Preserve.

Aug 14, 2018

Sentencing Guidelines

Whitney “Strawberry” Blackwell stole cash and drugs from defendant-appellant John Thomas.

Aug 13, 2018

Title IX Violation – Actual Knowledge

The allegations in this case are troubling, to say the least.

Aug 13, 2018

Breach of Contract – Referral Agreement

In 2006, plaintiff Entertainment USA sold cellular telephones and service contracts in central Pennsylvania through a network of retail dealers.

Aug 13, 2018

Immigration Removal Order

Sarbjit Singh, an Indian citizen and lawful permanent resident, faces removal from the United States for the second time.

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