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Abuse of Discretion
The appellants in this case are home health care assistants who wanted the district court to certify a class of their fellow assistants for purposes of securing a class-wide refund of the fair-share fees they paid to a union for collective bargaining representation.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Plaintiff-appellant, Sherwin Brook (“Brook”), appeals the district court’s finding that the Northern District of Illinois lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendants-appellees, J. Lawrence McCormley and Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.(collectively, “Defendants”), for a legal malpractice, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit.
First and Fourteenth Amendment Violations – Illinois Election Code
Following Tripp and Shepherd’s ballot disqualification, plaintiffs filed suit in federal court, arguing that Illinois’s new party ballot restrictions violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, both facially and as applied to the 118th and 115th districts.
Immigration Law – Alien’s Inadmissibility
This proceeding begins where L.D.G. v. Holder, 744 F.3d 1022 (7th Cir. 2014), ends.
Violation of the Illinois Constitution Uniformity Clause
Appellant Michael Platt, individually and on behalf of a putative class, challenges Illinois’s imposition of a mandatory 1% bail bond processing fee pursuant to 725 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/110-7.
16-3752 United States of America v. Cedric Hayes
Cedric Hayes pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
FMLA Violation
LaWanda King worked for many years as an assembler in Ford Motor Company’s vehicle assembly plants.
Violation of Title 42 U.S.C.
Carmen Consolino, an employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, sued Sheriff Thomas Dart, Chief of Staff Brian Towne and Compliance Officer Robert Egan for retaliation based on speech, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lee urges us to apply de novo review to his remaining claim regarding counsel’s failure to object to aspects of the prosecutor’s closing argument.
AEDPA
On July 25, 2000, after a four-day bench trial, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Leo E. Holt found Gerald Winfield guilty of the attempted murder of Jarlon Garrett.
Motion to Suppress Evidence
A grand jury indicted Tamichale Paige with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), and one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C).
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
On appeal, we review a district court’s decision to deny a motion for a new trial for an abuse of discretion.
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