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Jurisdiction
Floyd May, a pro se appellant and an Illinois prisoner, claims in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that two prison physicians failed to provide constitutionally adequate medical care while treating his non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Sentencing Guidelines – Plea Agreement
Donnell Jehan appeals from the order denying his motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to reduce his prison sentence for his role in a drug conspiracy.
Fee-Shifting
In September 2012 Hyatt and Shen Zhen New World I entered into an agreement providing that Shen Zhen would renovate a hotel in Los Angeles and operate it using Hyatt’s business methods and trademarks.
Court Error – Time Barred Claim
Betco Corporation purchased the as‐ sets of two bioaugmentation companies from Marilyn and Malcolm Peacock.
Court Error – Postconviction Motion Denied
David Frentz filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 after the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed the denial of his petition for postconviction relief in state court.
Statutory Interpretation – Local Hotel Tax Ordinances
Thirteen Illinois municipalities (“the municipalities”) assert that the Appellees‐Cross‐Appellants, which are online travel agencies (“OTAs”), have withheld money owed to them under their local hotel tax ordinances.
Immigration – Cancellation of Removal Proceedings
This case presents a question closely connected with one this Court recently decided: when does a conviction for violating a protective order make a person ineligible for the cancellation of removal proceedings?
Petition for Rehearing
On consideration of the EEOC’s petition for rehearing, the panel has voted unanimously to deny rehearing.
Negligence Claim – Inland Navigation Rules
At 5:33 in the evening on April 18, 2013, a 14‐barge tow pushed by the M/V Dale A. Heller was sucked into a powerful cross‐current and broke up.
Structural Error – Voir Dire – Juror Questions
Elmer Wiman was convicted by a jury of robbing a credit union, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence (the robbery itself), and possessing a firearm as a felon.
Non-frivolous Argument
The Union argues in the alternative that MAPS must be a change in policy rather than an application of existing contractual authority because it conflicts with the terms of a separate agreement—Article 18 of the Southern Pacific Western Lines Agreement.
Sufficiency of Evidence
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