Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Chicago, Illinois, has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Date: May 7, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1299
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Maria and Jose Jimenez, who were involved in an auto accident with Stephen Kiefer. After the accident, the Jimenezes requested $100,000 from Kiefer's auto insurer, Travelers Commercial Insurance…
Date: May 7, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1318
Justia Opinion Summary: Gustavo Colon, serving a life sentence for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848(a), appealed the denial of his motion for a reduced sentence under § 404 of the First Step Act…
Date: May 6, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1208
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Denis Navratil, his wife Dimple Navratil, and their business, Dimple’s LLC, who filed a lawsuit against the City of Racine and Mayor Cory Mason. The lawsuit was based on several constitutional…
Date: May 6, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1870
Justia Opinion Summary: This case revolves around a real estate Ponzi scheme run by Jerome and Shaun Cohen through their companies, EquityBuild, Inc. and EquityBuild Finance, LLC (EBF), from 2010 to 2018. The Cohens sold promissory notes to…
Date: May 6, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2269
Justia Opinion Summary: Donald Artz, an electric distribution controller at WEC Energy Group, retired due to multiple sclerosis (MS) and sought long-term disability benefits from a plan administered by Hartford Life and Accident Insurance…
Date: May 6, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2894
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1996, Robert Pope was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He sought post-conviction relief, but his lawyer, Michael J. Backes, abandoned him and failed to take necessary steps to protect Pope's…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2925
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves John Doe, a student who was expelled from Loyola University Chicago after the university concluded that he had engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with Jane Roe, another student. Doe sued the…
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