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Monell Suit
While on the lookout for a serial bank robber, Chicago police officers misidentified Rashad Swanigan as the perpetrator, arrested him, and detained him for approximately 51 hours without a probable-cause hearing.
Sentencing Guidelines
On September 23, 2014, a grand jury returned a five-count indictment against Deangelo Anderson, charging him in counts one and two with armed robbery of a bank and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence (i.e. the bank robbery), and in counts three, four and five with unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, and possess[...]
Negligence
While Beebe and Lucas Roh were at Starbucks on Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois with their two sons Alexander and Marcus, a wood and metal stanchion fell onto Marcus Roh’s finger.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jurisdiction
What are the “waters of the United States”? As it turns out, defining that statutory phrase—a central component of the Clean Water Act—is a contentious and difficult task.
Time-barred – State Claim
The Supplemental Jurisdiction statute, 28 U. S. C. §1367, enables federal district courts to entertain claims not otherwise within their adjudicatory authority when those claims “are so related to claims . . . within [federal court competence] that they form part of the same case or controversy.”
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