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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.
Abuse of Discretion – Reconsideration Motion Denied
Damien Terry, an Illinois prisoner proceeding pro se, sued prison officials and corrections administrators under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that they were deliberately indifferent to a painful tumor on his neck and prevented him from timely filing suit on that claim.
Statutory Interpretation – ADEA
The key provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits employment practices that discriminate intentionally against older workers, and prohibits employment practices that have a disparate impact on older workers.
Sentencing Guidelines
Defendant-appellant Gregory Bethea pleaded guilty to possessing a counterfeit access device in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(1).
Bankruptcy Relief
This case began as an adversary proceeding in Christopher Jansen’s chapter 7 bankruptcy case.
Statutory Interpretation – Student Government Elections
Student government elections rarely produce federal litigation.
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