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7th Circuit Digest

Jul 12, 2017

Court Error – Garnishment Order

Rafi Sayyed was ordered to pay $940,000 in mandatory restitution to the American Hospital Association after pleading guilty to mail fraud.

Jul 12, 2017

Court Error – Exclusion of Evidence

On April 24, 2010, Chicago Police Officers pulled over eighteen year old Izael Jackson (“Jack- son”) for a missing front license plate.

Jul 12, 2017

Court Error – Sentencing

The State of Illinois, through its Department of Public Health, furnishes funds to a variety of organizations that provide health services.

Jul 6, 2017

Equal Protection Clause

We are again asked to decide whether an aspect of Indiana’s alcohol regulation system violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Jul 6, 2017

Fourth Amendment Rights Violation

Don Meadows alleges that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when an administrator at the Rockford Housing Authority (“RHA”) ordered the locks on his apartment changed.

Jul 6, 2017

Sentencing

In July 2002, Appellant Keefer Jones was convicted of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).

Jul 6, 2017

Parsimony Principle

Defendant Carnell King appeals his below-guideline sentence. Since he pled guilty and the district court’s guideline calculation was admittedly correct, it is not surprising that we affirm the sentence.

Jul 6, 2017

Amended Order

The opinion issued on June 28, 2017, in connection with the above-referenced case, is AMENDED as follows: Page 6, first paragraph under the heading Discussion, line 5: the word “in” should be inserted after the word “wrong.”

Jul 6, 2017

Breach of Contract

James Hunt worked as a truck driver in Nebraska. On July 1, 2010, he signed an Independent Contractor Operating Agreement with Moore Brothers, a small company located in Norfolk, Nebraska.

Jul 6, 2017

Breach of Contract

Christopher Drake was involved in a car accident with another driver, who offered to settle the matter with Drake’s automobile insurer, Horace Mann Insurance Company.

Jul 6, 2017

Eighth Amendment Violation

The plaintiff, Daniel Aguilar, an inmate under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (“DOC”), filed a pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that beginning in October 2012 he was confined for 90 days without a hearing based on a purported violation of extended supervision.

Jul 6, 2017

Breach of Contract

This appeal began with a $1.5 billion (with a “b”) mistake in documenting a commercial trans‐ action.

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