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The following opinion was issued on July 23 after The Indiana Lawyer’s deadline.

7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Brad Passwater v. Tricia Pretorius, et al.
No. 25-1149

Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division, Judge Matthew P. Brookman. Before Circuit Judges Ripple, Kirsch and Lee. The court affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court found that there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to determine that Dr. Daniel Rippetoe and Deputy Warden Pretorius acted with deliberate indifference to Passwater’s serious medical needs under the Eighth Amendment. Judge Lee authored the opinion. There were no concurrences or dissents.

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals
USA v. Larry Darnell Doss 
No. 24-2138

Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, Judge Gretchen S. Lund. Before Circuit Judges Ripple, Hamilton and Pryor. Larry Darnell Doss pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, with a prior felony conviction for sexual battery under Indiana law. At sentencing, the district court enhanced Doss’s base offense level, classifying his prior conviction as a “crime of violence” under the sentencing guidelines. The court affirmed the sentence, concluding that Doss’s Indiana sexual battery conviction constituted a “forcible sex offense,” thereby qualifying as a “crime of violence” according to the guidelines. Judge Pryor authored the opinion. No concurrences or dissents were noted.

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