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Donald Rehling v. The City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation
207 F.3d 1009 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Mar 21, 2000
It is well-established that an employer is obligated to provide a qualified individual with a reasonable accommodation, not the accommodation he would prefer. See Malabarba v. … Messino, 181 F.3d 826, 829-830 (7th Cir.1999) (stating that the federal rules establish a presumption that relevant evidence is admissible).
Cited 212 timesPublishedEvelyn Fitzgerald v. Porter Memorial Hospital
523 F.2d 716 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 26, 1975
Bruno, 412 U.S. 507 , 93 S.Ct. 2222 , 37 L.Ed.2d 109 , and, thus, immune to suit under § 1983. … While this recommendation was later rejected by the Hospital staff and Board of Trustees, it is clear that there were qualified obstetricians who would have delivered the Scott baby at Porter Memorial in the father’s presence
Cited 24 timesPublishedGreenawalt, Kristin v. IN Dept Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Feb 14, 2005
enforce had not been clearly established in the case law when she brought the suit. … established when this suit was filed.
Cited 0 timesPublished335 F.3d 668 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 14, 2003
The Indiana legislature responded with the Indiana Tort Claims Act (ITCA), Ind.Code § 34-13-3-3, which "established extensive immunity provisions which shield governmental units from [tort] liability...." Benton v. … In short, Dele's attempt to establish a liberty interest fails.
Cited 39 timesPublishedAdelman-Reyes v. Saint Xavier University
500 F.3d 662 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 14, 2007
Even assuming Adelman-Reyes could establish each element of the tort, however, the district court held that Gulley is insulated from liability based on qualified privilege. … Shaw, 481 F.3d 942, 945 (7th Cir.2007) (“In the corporate world, officers enjoy immunity from ...
Cited 57 timesPublished800 F.2d 111 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 27, 1986
may be established if the plaintiff shows that he was within the protected age bracket, that he was discharged, that he was qualified to assume another position at the time, and that there is direct or circumstantial evidence … Nonetheless, the interpretation made by the district court is not clearly erroneous.
Overruled in part, on other grounds by Sam T. COSTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PLITT THEATRES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, 860 F.2d 834 (1988)Cited 87 timesPublishedDavid J. Smith v. Bronson Lafollette
23 F.3d 410 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Apr 20, 1994
This allegation does not meet the requisite specificity to establish a conspiracy. … His going ahead with the filing in the fact of such knowledge was clearly frivolous, making him subject to sanctions under Rule 11 and Sec. 1988.
Cited 7 timesPublishedUnited States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Thomas William Mayo, Cross-Appellee
721 F.2d 1084 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Dec 30, 1984
We must not, in too great a solicitude for the criminal, give him a kind of immunity from punishment because of the difficulty in convicting him — indeed, of even detecting him. … The language of these statutes clearly provides that an offender must be under the age of twenty-six years at the time of conviction to be sentenced under the Federal Youth Corrections Act.
Cited 53 timesPublished477 F.2d 304 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 5, 1973
The court recognized an exception to immunity where the officials’ acts are clearly outside the scope of the officials’ jurisdiction. Id. … If the indictment is sufficient in other respects, the Government should be given the opportunity to try to establish that Senak acted “under color of . . . law.”.
Cited 29 timesPublishedIn the Matter of Don Orriel Neis, Debtor-Appellant
723 F.2d 584 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Dec 21, 1983
The bankruptcy court determined that certain property of the debtor qualified for the homestead exemption available under Wisconsin law. The district court reversed, holding that this property did not qualify. … The court concluded that he had established a new homestead in Onalaska. Id. at 987 .
Cited 80 timesPublishedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · May 10, 2017
Defendants also argued that they were entitled to qualified immunity in light of Isby’s failure to prove that their conduct violated clearly established law. … that constitutional right was clearly established at the time of the alleged violation.”
Cited 0 timesPublished260 F.3d 602 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 26, 2001
There is serious doubt as to whether Horwitz provided the school with “enough information” to put it on notice that she needed a FMLA-qualifying leave. … Biancalana, and Ballantyne — are also immune from suit.
Cited 165 timesPublished700 F.2d 1096 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Feb 16, 1983
established all of the elements of the crime. … Second, Williams’ personal knowledge of the identity and role of the other participants in the triple murder is abundantly established by Truett’s [an accomplice who had received a grant of immunity in exchange for his testimony
Cited 26 timesPublishedRuben Pena v. Edward Mattox, Charles Bretz, Patricia Schneider, and Others Unknown
84 F.3d 894 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · May 21, 1996
Buckley holds that a prosecutor lacks absolute immunity for violating the plaintiffs rights while conducting investigative work even if that work produces evidence that the prosecutor could with absolute immunity present … From the issue of immunity we turn to the merits of the appeal.
Cited 47 timesPublished631 F.2d 497 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 23, 1980
Uncertain meanings inevitably lead citizens to 'steer far wider of the unlawful zone' . . . than if the boundaries of the forbidden areas were clearly marked." 21 Grayned v. … The defendants claim that an award of attorneys' fees would be improper here because the individual defendants have qualified immunity from liability.
Cited 72 timesPublishedUnited States v. Lawrence Sarsoun
834 F.2d 1358 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 12, 1988
Unlike Moore , these facts do not lay a foundation to establish sufficient evidence that Sar-soun could not afford counsel. … Therefore, Judge Will was not clearly erroneous in finding that Sarsoun had impliedly waived his right to counsel. See United States v.
Cited 30 timesPublished630 F.2d 498 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 20, 1980
II We turn first to the defendant’s assertion that the findings of fact made by the district court were clearly erroneous. … It is not necessary to show that the plaintiff was as qualified as the successful applicant. It is sufficient to show that the plaintiff was qualified. Davis v. Weidner, 596 F.2d 726, 730 (7th Cir. 1979). 2 .
Cited 43 timesPublishedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 5, 2017
Its decision to deny qualified immunity to some of the defendants was im‐ mediately appealable. See Behrens v. Pelletier, 516 U.S. 299 (1996). … As we noted earlier, we concluded that they were en‐ titled to qualified immunity and in 2014 remanded the case for further proceedings.
Cited 0 timesPublishedHolmes v. Village of Hoffman Estates
511 F.3d 673 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Dec 26, 2007
Finally, the doctrine of qualified immunity does not support the entry of summary judgment. … At the time of Holmes’s arrest, it was of course clearly established that a police officer may not use excessive force in arresting an individual.
Cited 282 timesPublished567 F.3d 880 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 5, 2009
The plaintiff bears the burden of establishing that the suit is properly brought in federal court. Craig v. Ontario Corp., 543 F.3d 872, 876 (7th Cir.2008). … Clearly the State is not the real party in interest if a woman sues an off-duty trooper for mugging her on the way home from the grocery store.
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