7th Circuit Court of Appeals
7th Circuit: judge erred when sentencing man
December 2, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered an Indiana District Court to take another look at a man’s sentence because
the judge cited incorrect information during sentencing.
MoreALJ didn't inform vocational expert on the totality of claimant's limitations
November 29, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a District Court’s upholding of the Social Security Administration’s
denial of a woman’s application for benefits because the Administrative Law Judge erred by not including her moderate
limitation on concentration, persistence, and pace in the hypothetical he posed to a vocational expert.
MoreCircuit Court reverses stay on producing public records
November 29, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA northern Indiana District Court was wrong in granting a Wisconsin city’s motion for a stay, which allowed the city
to withhold public records from the bank suing it for violating securities law, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
concluded today. The issue was whether the order issued by a state court for the city to produce the documents could be stayed
by federal law because the request constituted discovery proceedings.
More7th Circuit affirms attorney's fees award under Lanham Act
November 23, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerFinding a plaintiff’s actions frivolous, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today has affirmed a District Court’s
grant of attorney’s fees to a company that successfully defended itself after selling lamps to the plaintiff home health
care provider. The 7th Circuit also granted the defendant’s motion for fees and costs pursuant to Rule 38 of the appellate
rules.
MoreJudges: disparagement provision not violated
November 18, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals twice declined to certify questions to the Indiana Supreme Court a litigant raised in his
appeal of a suit involving alleged violations of a non-disparagement clause in a settlement agreement.
More7th Circuit: Drug convictions stand
November 17, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed drug convictions against two defendants, holding the lower court didn’t err
in admitting a police officer’s voice identification testimony regarding one of the defendants.
MoreNo error in refusal to tender 'missing witness' instruction
November 15, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a man’s drug convictions, finding the District Court didn’t err by refusing
to give the jury a requested “missing witness” instruction.
MoreSCOTUS reverses 7th Circuit a second time on capital case
November 8, 2010
Michael HoskinsAn Indiana case has prompted the nation’s highest court to reiterate that federal courts can’t issue any writ
of habeas corpus to state prisoners whose confinements do not violate U.S. law.
MoreHigh court takes certified questions in NCAA case
November 4, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted three certified questions proposed by a federal appeals court that arose in a case
involving the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s ticket-distribution system for championship tournaments.
MoreJudges ask Supreme Court to answer lottery law questions
October 18, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided it needs some assistance from the Indiana Supreme Court to decide whether the
National Collegiate Athletic Association’s ticket-distribution system constitutes a lottery under Indiana law.
More7th Circuit orders lower court to consider a minor participant reduction
October 13, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a man’s lengthy sentence for transporting drug money because the District Court
needs to determine whether the man should receive a minor participant reduction since he only transported money one time.
More7th Circuit finds for energy plant
October 12, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed a decision out of Indiana regarding a claim by the Environmental Protection
Agency that Cinergy Corp. was wrong to modify its coal-burning plants without first obtaining a permit from the EPA.
MoreSCOTUS rejects two Indiana cases
October 12, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States has declined to get involved in two appeals out of Indiana, upholding federal or state
rulings on both cases.
More7th Circuit upholds injunction in adult-business ordinance case
October 1, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a Southern District of Indiana judge who granted a preliminary injunction preventing
Indianapolis from enforcing the 2002 ordinance that regulates adult-bookstore business hours.
MoreSCOTUS asked to take both judicial canons appeals
September 29, 2010
Michael HoskinsA Terre Haute attorney wants the nation’s highest court to review two appellate cases out of Indiana and Wisconsin that
uphold judicial canons and pose free speech questions about what judicial candidates can say or do when campaigning for office.
More7th Circuit mulls adult-business laws
September 29, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether a Southern District of Indiana judge correctly weighed evidence in
granting a preliminary injunction that stopped Indianapolis from enforcing a 2002 ordinance regulating adult-business hours.
More7th Circuit hears Cinergy appeal
September 29, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the appeal involving the 2009 retrial on clean-air rule violations at a coal-fired
power plant in southeast Indiana.
MoreNo qualified immunity for city in racially motivated promotions
September 10, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of the motion of qualified immunity filed by the City of Indianapolis and
several officials in a suit filed by three white police officers who claim they were passed over for promotions because of
their race.
More7th Circuit affirms firing for non-compliance with FMLA leave policy
September 8, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment dismissing a woman’s Family and Medical Leave Act claim against
the company that fired her because she didn’t give proper notice for an extension of leave and failed to return to work
as expected.
More7th Circuit upholds Indiana's judicial canons
September 1, 2010
Michael HoskinsAt a time when the legal community is caught up in controversies about how judges are selected and whether they can remain
impartial, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on that national debate and ruled that states have the authority
to self-regulate on those issues as it relates to judicial canons.
More7th Circuit rules on attorney fee issues in brownfield case
August 31, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has mostly upheld an Indiana federal judge who’d ruled on the litigation costs and
attorney fees involved in a Shell gas station brownfield case.
MoreCircuit Court split on rehearing judicial canons case
August 31, 2010
Michael HoskinsIndiana’s two federal appeals judges disagree about whether the full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals should reconsider
a Wisconsin case about the judicial code of conduct in that state, paving the way for a further battle before the nation’s
highest court that could influence Indiana’s judicial canons.
More7th Circuit reverses lower court on stun-belt issue
August 26, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a District judge’s decision that a man convicted of murder received ineffective
assistance of counsel during his trial because his attorney didn’t object to the state making him wear a stun belt in
court.
More7th Circuit affirms sentences for bank robbing couple
August 25, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and sentences of a boyfriend and girlfriend on bank robbery convictions,
finding the boyfriend waived his appeal of his sentence and the jury instructions were correct in the girlfriend’s trial.
MoreLook-alike offense counts as controlled-substance offense in sentencing
August 25, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA previous conviction for a “look-alike” offense constitutes a controlled-substance offense for sentencing purposes,
the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the first time Tuesday.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.