7th Circuit Judges
7th Circuit affirms judgment for officers in diabetic man’s case
August 29, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the City of East Chicago and police officers on an
estate’s excessive force and other claims, finding the officers had reasonable suspicion that a diabetic man who was
having a hypoglycemic episode was possibly intoxicated.
More7th Circuit to hold memorial for Judge Evans
August 26, 2011
IL StaffThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will hold a joint
memorial ceremony for Senior Judge Terence Evans at 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Ceremonial Courtroom of the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse.
More7th Circuit senior judge dies
August 11, 2011
IL Staff7th Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge Terence Thomas Evans has died. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the
judge died at the University of Chicago Medical Center after suffering from a sudden serious illness.
More7th Circuit judge grants prisoner’s request for certificate of appealability
August 1, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn Indiana prisoner’s request for a certificate of appealability has been granted by a 7th Circuit judge who found the
man’s application set forth a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
More7th Circuit finds remand to be unreviewable
July 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals looked at the issues of removal and remand in the context of bankruptcy in a case July 21
and found the bankruptcy court’s decision to remand a case to state court is unreviewable.
MoreDOC drops kosher meal appeal
May 16, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the Indiana Department of Correction and other appellants’ motion to dismiss
their appeal of a case in which a federal judge found the DOC violated prisoners’ rights by denying kosher meals.
More7th Circuit addresses sex offender registration law
May 3, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has joined a majority of other circuits nationwide in finding that the federal sex offender
registration law is not a retroactive punishment on those who were convicted prior to 2006 and traveled after the law was
enacted.
More7th Circuit rejects ineffective trial assistance claim
April 28, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the denial of a defendant’s motion to vacate his guilty plea, claiming ineffective
assistance of trial counsel. The judges found the record foreclosed any claim that the man’s attorney was constitutionally
ineffective or that the man didn’t otherwise knowingly and voluntarily plead guilty.
MoreCourt tackles 'sexual activity' meaning in statute
April 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals addressed Thursday the term “sexual activity” – an issue in which there
is scant law – and ordered a man be acquitted. The man was convicted under federal statute for attempting to entice
a girl he believed to be less than 18 years old to engage in any sexual activity while they chatted online.
More7th Circuit upholds tax, fraud conviction against attorney, wife
March 28, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the finding that a Brownsburg attorney and his wife fraudulently withheld their
2001 income from the Internal Revenue Service through an elaborate shell game.
More7th Circuit judge to speak at rescheduled event
March 22, 2011
IL StaffThe Southern District of Indiana has rescheduled a Black History Month event that had been postponed because of inclement
weather in February.
More7th Circuit denies petition to remove judge
March 4, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a man’s petition for writ of mandamus to remove a federal judge from a case
he is involved with that’s still pending in District Court. The man failed to intervene in the case and his interest
in the case is too uncertain to give him the rights of a party automatically, the judges ruled Friday.
More7th Circuit agrees crack cocaine offender's sentence can't be reduced
February 22, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals addressed an issue involving crack cocaine sentencing Tuesday – whether a defendant
sentenced under the career offender guideline, but with a downward departure for substantial assistance, is eligible for a
sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. Section 3582(c)(2).
MoreCourt reverses class certification in hail-damage action
February 14, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the class certification granted by the District Court in a suit brought by unsatisfied
homeowners following a 2006 hailstorm in central Indiana.
More7th Circuit extends search, detainment precedent
February 1, 2011
Michael HoskinsMore than two decades ago, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said that a higher precedent allowed not only residents of a home
being searched to be detained, but also that visitors to that location could be detained.
More7th Circuit: Staff should have told inmate to stop taking aspirin
January 26, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA District Court erred in granting summary judgment for the government on an inmate’s suit claiming his complications
from a surgery were the result of the prison medical staff disregarding instructions he stop taking blood thinners prior to
his surgery.
MoreJudges order consideration of discovery demands
January 24, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a Northern Indiana District Court to reconsider a German company’s discovery
demands made in relation to a lawsuit pending in Germany over the alleged theft of trade secrets.
MoreJudges reverse dismissal of prisoner's suit
January 19, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a prisoner’s civil rights suit that stemmed from his lack
of gloves while working in the cold to remove tree stumps.
MoreState urges SCOTUS to deny judicial canons case
January 17, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief with the nation’s highest court, urging the justices to
not hear a case about whether Indiana’s judicial canons constitutionally infringe on the free speech rights of those
on or vying for seats on the bench.
More3 judges dissent on rehearing denial in stun belt case
January 14, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to not rehear an Indiana case about a convicted murder’s ineffective
assistance of trial counsel claims relating to a stun belt used in court, though three judges disagreed and felt the northern
Indiana federal judge’s decision should be upheld.
More7th Circuit first to decide on resentencing, procedural rule issue
January 4, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled on an issue that hasn’t been addressed by any of its counterparts nationwide,
finding that sentencing guidelines revised three years ago still only give District judges one chance to modify penalties
based on a federal criminal rule of procedure.
More7th Circuit order changes wording in public-records opinion
December 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerIn an order dated Wednesday and posted on the website for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today, a Nov. 29 opinion from that
court was amended following a motion filed by the defendants on Dec. 2 to delete a reference to the defendants as “silly”
and “unprofessional.”
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.
MoreAttorney, legal services organization receive access to justice awards
October 28, 2010
IL StaffThe Muslim Alliance of Indiana presented two awards today at its second annual Access to Justice luncheon.
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Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!