Case law

Francis Gates v. Patrick Scott Baker

755 F.3d 568 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 18, 2014

The FSIA codifies the general rules with respect to both immunity from suit and immunity from at- tachment of assets. … Subsec- tions (a) and (b) establish a number of specific exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity from attachment or execution.

Geraldine G. Cannon v. University of Health Sciences/the Chicago Medical School, Defendants- Geraldine G. Cannon, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Southern Illinois University and Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants

710 F.2d 351 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 20, 1983

Because medical school facilities are limited, the result might also be a denial of admission to another candidate more qualified than Cannon. … CONCLUSION 65 It is well established that a grant of summary judgment may be affirmed on any ground that finds support in the record. Helvering v.

William E. Felton v. Board of Commissioners of the County of Greene and Robert F. Crowe, in His Official Capacity

5 F.3d 198 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 10, 1993

Because Crowe had qualified immunity under Pounds v. … According to the court, this finding is significant in that “it clearly establishes that Sullivan knew prior to the meeting of the Commissioners on January 4, 1989, that he had the necessary two votes to be appointed to the

United States v. Cathy Truitt

938 F.3d 885 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 12, 2019

The Moorish Temple teaches that neither the states nor the federal government have any authority over its members, who instead purport to hold something akin to diplomatic immunity. … in gen- eral” but whether he is qualified “to answer a specific ques- tion,” Gayton v.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

288 F.3d 296 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Apr 30, 2002

It is, however, a well-established principle that the fact that the states retain sovereign immunity from private lawsuits does not mean that they are protected from suit by the federal government. … As to damages, the UW contends that the damage awards are clearly excessive, particularly because the charging parties failed to mitigate their damages.

United States v. Sainz-Preciado

566 F.3d 708 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · May 27, 2009

Finally, assuming that Ley did in fact tell Sainz-Preciado who to call to pick up the cocaine, Sainz-Preciado’s resulting status as a mere middleman would not make him “immune from application of § 3B1.1.” … The district court did not clearly err in applying a § 3B1.1(b) enhancement for Sainz-Preciado’s role as a manager.

McBride v. Grice

576 F.3d 703 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 11, 2009

Stat. 5/7-3, gave him the right to escort a disruptive person out of his store and that a different video from a second camera clearly shows the entire incident. … City of Chicago, 215 F.3d 758 , 770-71 (7th Cir.2000), in which we held that, on the facts alleged in the complaint in that case, the police- *706 officer defendants could not rely on qualified immunity as a ground for dismissal

Maddox v. Love

655 F.3d 709 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 24, 2011

The defendants ad- dressed the merits of Count 4 in their memorandum in support of summary judgment and raised the defense of qualified immunity, but the district court didn’t address those issues, nor has either party addressed … Sheriff’s Office, 634 F.3d 906, 916-17 (7th Cir. 2011) (remanding to the district court the issue of whether the defendants are en- titled to summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity).

Madison Hobley v. Jon Burge, Robert Dwyer, City of Chicago, Appeal Of: Jones Day

433 F.3d 946 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 9, 2006

The purpose of the qualified privilege for attorney work product, which is codified in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(3), is to establish a zone of privacy in which lawyers can analyze and prepare their client’s case … Milam, 847 F.Supp. 424, 427 (S.D.W.Va.1994) (attorney may not invoke work-product immunity against his own client); Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers § 46(2) (2000) ("On request, a lawyer must allow a client

Metro Cable Co., a Delaware Corporation v. Catv of Rockford, Inc., an Illinois Corporation

516 F.2d 220 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Apr 2, 1975

This general allegation is later qualified by allegations that the mayor and the alderman became members of the conspiracy in 1965 or 1966, subsequent to its formation. 3 . … The court left open the possibility of an official immunity defense for this defendant. ( 466 F.2d at 275 n. la.) 14 .

United States v. Cozzi

613 F.3d 725 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 30, 2010

At issue here is the scope of derivative-use immunity. The case law does not say that a defendant’s immunized statements may never be used by anyone under any circumstances. … Garrity, for example, clearly contemplated that the officers’ com- pelled testimony could be used for internal investigation purposes. 385 U.S. at 500 (noting that the Fourteenth Amendment only prohibited the use of coerced

Eric Walker v. Taylorville Correctional Center

129 F.3d 410 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Nov 5, 1997

immunity. … City of Worland, 977 F.2d 1392, 1401 (10th Cir.1992) (finding police officers entitled to qualified immunity in § 1983 case alleging sexual harassment as an equal protection violation).

Barrows, Paul v. Wiley, John

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Feb 22, 2007

The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that Barrows had failed to establish that the University caused him economic harm and that Wiley was entitled to qualified immunity. … immunity grounds.

Listecki Ex Rel. Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

780 F.3d 731 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Mar 9, 2015

But, the Archdiocese argues, the Committee gets a “lim- ited grant of immunity” and only governmental actors get immunity. … The Code’s importance in our na- tion’s history is well-established.

Anthony Oliver v. Joint Logistics Managers, Inc.

893 F.3d 408 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 19, 2018

To establish a prima facie case when challenging a layoff, the plaintiff must demon- strate that: (1) he was a member of a protected class; (2) he was qualified for the position; (3) he was discharged; and (4) “sim- ilarly … to the plaintiff that there can be no dispute among reasonable persons of impartial judgment that the plaintiff was clearly better qualified for the position at issue.”)

In the Matter of the Application of County Collector of the County of Winnebago, Illinois, Appeal of Michael F. O'brien, Alice J. O'brien, Edward M. Maher

96 F.3d 890 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Oct 22, 1996

(the "Tort Immunity Act"). … The party seeking removal has the burden of establishing the jurisdiction of the district court, Wellness Community-National v.

Sandra KOLAR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF SANGAMON OF the STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellant

756 F.2d 564 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Mar 4, 1985

Section 9-102 similarly waives the defendant County’s immunity from Section 1983 punitive damage awards. … immunity in the first instance).

Samuel Riley v. Rod R. Blagojevich, Thomas Snyder v. Rod R. Blagojevich

425 F.3d 357 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 23, 2005

Eve denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss, which asserted qualified immunity (and so the denial, though interlocutory, was an appealable order), and they appeal. … To what extent can he rely on the doctrine of qualified immunity to shield him from the consequences of such a disagreement?

Blake Stewardson v. Christopher Titus

126 F.4th 1264 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 23, 2025

That is crucial for purposes of qualified immunity. … I dis- sent only as to the grant of qualified immunity to Officer Biggs on Blake Stewardson’s claim that Biggs failed to inter- vene before Officer Titus performed a hip toss on Stewardson.

Nathaniel Lindell v. Scott McCallum

352 F.3d 1107 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Dec 12, 2003

Although he qualified to proceed informa pauperis and, as best we can tell, has managed to avoid accumulating three strikes on the basis of his numerous previous lawsuits (though this is something for the district judge to … Because Lin-dell is seeking injunctive relief for continuing violations of his civil rights, as well as damages for past violations, immunity could not be a complete bar to his suit. Williams v.