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7th Circuit Digest

Feb 13, 2018

Rehabilitation Act and ADA Violation

A.H., a senior at Evanston Township High School, is a member of the school’s track and field team despite his physical limitations from spastic quadriplegia related to cerebral palsy.

Feb 13, 2018

Sentencing Modification – Enhancement

Joshua Van Haften is a Wisconsin native who was caught travelling to Turkey in an attempt to join ISIS, a designated terrorist organization.

Feb 13, 2018

Jurisdiction – Trade Secret Misappropriation

Plaintiff-appellant Heraeus Kulzer, GmbH (“Heraeus”) brought this action in the Northern District of Indiana under 28 U.S.C. § 1782.

Feb 13, 2018

Promissory Estoppel

Firestone Financial sued John Meyer as guarantor of defaulted loans. Meyer, proceeding pro se, asserted promissory estoppel as both a defense and counterclaim.

Feb 13, 2018

Due Process Violation

Michael Catinella sued Cook County and its Department of Transportation for firing him under false pretenses in violation of his rights under the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and federal statutory provisions.

Feb 13, 2018

Tax Refund – Lack of Jurisdiction

Plaintiffs Ronald M. Goldberg, Sherwin Geitner, and Phillip C. Leavitt failed to pay federal income taxes they owed for a business partnership for the year 1994.

Feb 13, 2018

Immigration – Removal Order

Petitioner, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty in 2005 to two counts of Attempted Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, in violation of Indiana Code § 35- 42-4-9(a) and (b), respectively.

Jan 31, 2018

Contract – Forum-selection Clause

Natasha Mueller suffered a severe bout of food poisoning after she was served contaminated fish at a resort in the Dominican Republic while on her honeymoon.

Jan 31, 2018

Immigration – Asylum

The petitioner Miratbek Zhakypbaev was a native and citizen of Kyrgyzstan, who was admitted to the United States in September 2012 as a nonimmigrant student to attend the Computer Systems Institute.

Jan 31, 2018

Plea Withdrawal

We do not know whether Ricky Olson entered a voluntary and intelligent guilty plea on September 9, 2016, because the district court never asked the right questions.

Jan 31, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

James Snow was convicted of murder and sentenced to natural life in prison.

Jan 31, 2018

Sufficiency of Evidence – Expert Testimony

Ronald Tingle was tried and convicted of possessing and distributing methamphetamine and of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

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