Case law

Waldinger Corp. v. CRS Group Engineers, Inc.

775 F.2d 781 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Oct 14, 1985

Waldinger has not persuaded us that this finding is clearly erroneous. … Although Ballou refers to quasi-judicial immunity, we prefer the term qualified privilege.

Adden v. Middlebrooks

688 F.2d 1147 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 4, 1983

The district court dismissed the suit on the grounds that the defendants were immune under the eleventh amendment. … Davis, 410 F.2d 24, 29 (9th Cir. 1969) ("The Eleventh Amendment immunizes a state from suit in a federal court by a citizen of that state, and this immunity is not affected by the fact that the case may be one arising under

Caskey v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.

535 F.3d 585 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 24, 2008

According to Hill’s, Caskey also accrued a series of unexcused absences that did not qualify as FML. … She also suffered an adverse employment action, though she has not clearly indicated whether the relevant “action” was the second-stage IIP in February 2003 or her termination in May 2003.

Darrell L. Valentine v. Joliet Township High School District No. 204

802 F.2d 981 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Oct 8, 1986

The mere allegation that plaintiff was hired as a guidance counselor does not establish a contractual entitlement, nor does it even contain sufficient facts to establish that a genuine issue exists. … The contract between the union and the school district clearly specifies that these positions “shall be contracted with the individual on an annual basis and shall not be subject to the tenure laws of the State.”

Zangerle & Peterson Co. v. Venice Furniture Novelty Mfg. Co.

133 F.2d 266 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 26, 1943

Since there was no actual “palming off” by the defendant, or evidence that it knowingly did anything to induce or assist another to do so, there can be no unfair competition unless the plaintiff has clearly established that … To establish secondary meaning, the article itself must be so clearly identified with its source that its supply from any other source is clearly calculated to deceive the public and lead it to purchase the goods of one for

Martin Rabinovitz v. Honorable Federico Pena, Secretary of Transportation, United States Department of Transportation

89 F.3d 482 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 17, 1996

The parties agree that Rabinovitz *487 established a prima facie case under both the ADEA and Title VIL Once established, the prima facie case creates a rebuttable presumption of discrimination, and the burden of production … Rabinovitz clearly engaged in protected expression by filing the EEOC complaints. Thus only the last two elements of the prima facie case are at issue.

Calvin Lee v. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · May 7, 2026

Lee also points to certain lockdowns from mid-2021 on- ward that were not clearly related to COVID safety concerns. But his complaint and grievances only reference a handful of lockdowns that fall into this camp. … Hardeman, 933 F.3d at 819, 824–25 (affirming qualified-immunity denial at pleading stage where jail administrators shut off water without fore- warning inmates as part of planned shutdown to fix water tank, and punished inmates

Lindell, Nathaniel v. McCallum, Scott

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Dec 12, 2003

Although he qualified to pro- ceed in forma 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 … Nov. 7, 2003), holds that section 2000cc-1 violates the First Amendment‘s establish- ment of religion clause. The Wisconsin prison system receives federal funding, Charles v.

Mohammed Mahran v. Advocate Christ Medical Center

12 F.4th 708 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 1, 2021

Nonethe- less, two days after Mahran complained to Sweis, Advocate removed the probationary qualifier and elevated him to full- time pharmacist. … For these reasons, summary judgment for Advocate was clearly appropriate. AFFIRMED

In the Matter of Phillip R. Balsimo and Jamie Hunter

68 F.3d 185 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Oct 13, 1995

Any order is subject to challenge by asking for a writ of mandamus if the order both imposes irreparable harm and can be shown to be so clearly wrong as to constitute a usurpative act by the judge. … Nothing in Rule 21(b) or in the cases interpreting it place on the defendant seeking a change of venue the burden of establishing “truly compelling circumstances” for such a change.

United States v. Dewayne Lewis, Dewayne Lewis v. Susan Bolden, Branch Manager of the Midwest America Federal Credit Union

411 F.3d 838 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 15, 2005

Agent Loran’s affidavits, however, do not clearly indicate what the employees witnessed. … There is nothing “official” about Lewis’s action, and thus it does not qualify for the exemption recognized by § 1515(c).

Omosegbon, Oladele v. Wells, Richard H.

335 F.3d 668 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 14, 2003

The result is that there is an extra layer to our sovereign immunity analysis regard- ing Dele’s state-law claims, given this Court’s repeated holdings that under Erie “state rules of immunity are binding in federal court … In short, Dele’s attempt to establish a liberty interest fails.

United States v. Bernard Foster

701 F.3d 1142 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Nov 28, 2012

Bursey, 85 F.3d 293, 296 (7th Cir. 1996) (explaining that the officer’s “testimony about his personal observations of and encounters with [the defendant] during his police work do not qualify as out-of-court ‘statements’ … Indeed, “[t]he immunization statutes are not designed to benefit de- fendants.” Id. at 713.

Kevin Williams v. Robert Snyder

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Apr 11, 2022

Snyder contends that his reliance on counsel entitles him to qualified immunity even if he violated clearly established law. We first address Williams’s argument about Hansen. … That brings us to Snyder’s defense of qualified immunity.

Cedric Webb v. Michael P. Lane, Director of Illinois Department of Corrections

922 F.2d 390 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 8, 1991

Clearly the first prong of the test, unavailability of the declarant, was met in this case. … These facts establish a basis from which the court could infer that Griffis believed death was imminent when he identified Webb’s photograph.

Hadley, Sean L. v. Williams, Hilda

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · May 14, 2004

To arrest a person in his home without a warrant is nor- mally a violation of the Fourth Amendment even if there is probable cause to arrest him, which clearly there was here. E.g., Payton v. … The principles on which we reverse are well settled, which precludes a defense of qualified immunity. Saucier v.

Shelby County Jail Inmates v. Richard W. Westlake, Individually and as Sheriff of Shelby County

798 F.2d 1085 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 20, 1986

The defendants’ evidence clearly established a reasonable basis in the record to support the jury’s verdict. 2. … plaintiffs of such right, privilege, or immunity, the defendants acted under color of state law.

Gillespie v. Wisconsin

771 F.2d 1035 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 26, 1985

A district court’s findings of fact will not be overturned unless it is clearly erroneous. Fed. R.Civ.P. 52(a). … The findings of fact made by a district court will be upheld unless they are clearly erroneous. Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a).

Douglas M. Grimes v. William (Bill) Smith, Jr.

776 F.2d 1359 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Nov 26, 1985

The primary question presented in this ■ appeal is whether proof of a wholly non-racial but politically motivated conspiracy among private parties to mislead voters in a city primary election establishes a right to relief … And assisted by testimony of the plaintiffs’ well-qualified expert witness, Dr.

Edward J. Brunenkant v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,defendant-Appellee

310 F.2d 355 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 2, 1963

The record establishes that the plaintiff is a licensed attorney. … Therefore, such profits are clearly within the express exclusion of § 211(a) (3) (A) of the Act ( 42 U.S.C.A. § 411 (a) (3) (A)), and are to be disregarded for the purposes of computing self-employment income under the Act