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7th Circuit Digest

Mar 18, 2019

Motion to Suppress – Warrantless Search

Is it reasonable for officers to assume that a woman who answers the door in a bathrobe has authority to consent to a search of a male suspect’s residence?

Mar 18, 2019

Court Error –Damage Award – Breach of Contract

This case arises from an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into in October 2014 between the plaintiffs, ARC Welding Supply Co. and its owner Charles McCormick (collectively “ARC”), and the defendant American Welding & Gas, Inc. (“American”).

Mar 18, 2019

Ordinance Interpretation – 1st Amendment

Scabby the Rat has returned. Insofar as this case is concerned, he first made his appearance in the Town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin, in connection with a labor dispute there.

Mar 18, 2019

1st Amendment Violation

Pro-life “sidewalk counselors” sued to enjoin Chicago’s “bubble zone” ordinance, which bars them from approaching within eight feet of a person in the vicinity of an abortion clinic if their purpose is to engage in counseling, education, leafletting, handbilling, or protest.

Mar 18, 2019

Failure to State Claim

Plaintiffs‐appellants, 39 former employees of Infinium Capital Management, LLC, voluntarily converted loans they had made to their employer under the company’s Employee Capital Pool program into equity in the company.

Mar 18, 2019

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

This appeal presents us with only the narrow issue of whether the district court erred in rescinding class certification.

Mar 18, 2019

Search Warrant – Probable Cause

Police in Champaign, Illinois obtained warrants to search two apartments connected to Samuel Yarber.

Mar 18, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence

Between 2002 and 2008 Edward Boliaux operated EMC Automotive, a used-car dealership, in Joliet, Illinois.

Mar 18, 2019

ALJ Error – Disability Benefits

Danny Ray applied for Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits based on a host of physical disorders and mental conditions.

Mar 11, 2019

FELA Violation

Jeffery Kopplin brought two claims against the Wisconsin Central railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq.

Mar 11, 2019

Due Process Violation

Petitioner-appellant Mack Sims seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing his due process rights were violated because the state withheld evidence favorable to his case.

Mar 11, 2019

8th Amendment Violation

Bruce Giles is a prisoner in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (the “Department”) who suffers from schizoaffective disorder.

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