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567 F.3d 860 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 2, 2009
If Crews’s claim is governed exclusively by § 4316(b)(1), which requires only equal benefits for Guard and non-Guard employees, then Crews clearly has no right to special scheduling flexibility. … Unlike the conduct prohibited by the anti-discrimination provision, which must affect an employee’s conditions of “employment,” the conduct reached by the anti-retaliation provision is not qualified in terms of employment
Cited 68 timesPublished775 F.3d 939 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 7, 2015
The nominees would not have qualified for the loans if their applications had been truthful. … Fard and his original counsel clearly had a difficult relationship and we cannot be assured that counsel ex- plained the legal meaning of fraudulent intent to his client.
Cited 21 timesPublishedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 28, 2006
402, 406 (7th Cir. 1992) (affirming the denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment and explaining that “[a]t trial the defendants may be able to adduce various defenses, but they may not now avoid suit under the qualified … immunity doctrine on the record as it now exists”).
Cited 0 timesPublished226 F.3d 885 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 11, 2000
“The existence of a mere buyer-seller relationship between [defendants, however,] without more, is not sufficient to establish a defendant’s guilt. … Contrary to the government’s assertion, Bean does not stand for the proposition that § 5K2.0 departures for acceptance of responsibility are unavailable for defendants who do not qualify for a § 3E1.1 departure.
Cited 77 timesPublishedUnited States v. Anthony D. Smith
324 F.3d 922 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · May 1, 2003
Attorneys duly appointed under § 543 are therefore qualified "attorneys for the government" who are permitted to appear before a grand jury according to Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(d)(1). … The district judge accepted this explanation, *928 and given the evidence in the record supporting the government’s reasons, we do not find the court’s determination to be clearly erroneous. in.
Cited 6 timesPublished573 F.3d 433 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 20, 2009
Gallo, therefore, was very clearly related to the award of the Sanibel Property. By November 2004, Mr. Gallo had complied with the order by transferring his interest in the Sanibel Property to Ms. Emery; however, Ms. … Since she has not established a prima facie case for slander of title in this bankruptcy action, she certainly cannot establish a right to attorneys’ fees on the basis of this litigation.
Cited 6 timesPublishedUnited States v. Pablo C. Moralez, Also Known as "Paul"
964 F.2d 677 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 30, 1992
The district court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence as untimely was not clearly erroneous. C. … The defendant qualified as a career offender pursuant to § 4B1.1 because (1) he was at least 18 years of age at the time of the instant offense, (2) the instant offense is a felony, and (3) he had two prior felony convictions
Cited 41 timesPublishedUnited States v. An Article of Device
731 F.2d 1253 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Apr 4, 1984
The FDA has framed the prescription device labeling requirement as an exemption, and appellants claim they qualify under it. … A reasonable inference is therefore said to be clearly distinguished from a mere guess or conjecture.
Cited 12 timesPublished593 F.3d 556 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jan 27, 2010
McGee with two mental illnesses that qualified him to be committed as a SVP: paraphilia NOS and a personality disorder NOS with antisocial features. Id. at 34-35. … We evaluate the record to discern only whether the state court’s adjudication of the claim (1) “was contrary to, or involved *572 an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme
Cited 55 timesPublished227 F.2d 80 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Dec 7, 1955
of the important motions was to dismiss the indictments and suppress evidence mainly on the ground that the indictments had been procured on evidence resulting from a voluntary disclosure made by Koplin on a promise of immunity … Without it, though he be not guilty, he faces the danger of conviction because he does not know how to establish his innocence." Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, 69 , 53 S.Ct. 55, 64 , 77 L.Ed. 158 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedLSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v. Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Mar 13, 2025
HEA 1420 gives incumbents first dibs to construct qualify- ing projects. … This suffices to establish facial discrimination.
Cited 0 timesPublishedK.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Nov 18, 2024
That realization would nul- lify the trait that qualified the adolescent for constitutional protection in the first place. … The district court clearly erred.
Cited 0 timesPublishedChandler, Nedra v. Rodriquez, Neftaly
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 27, 2004
A state court’s decision may be upset on col- lateral review only if its decision is contrary to, or an unrea- sonable application of, law clearly established by the Supreme Court. 28 U.S.C. §2254(d). … It is hard to see why violations of the qualified right to counsel of choice should lead to automatic reversal, when deprivation of the absolute right to a competent attorney leads to relief only if prejudice is demonstrable
Cited 0 timesPublished151 F.3d 717 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 10, 1998
The ASM budget also funds private organizations, although only “Registered Student *720 Organizations” qualify for funding from the ASM budget.- To qualify as a Registered Student Organization, among other things, a group … The Supreme Court held that the student activity fees created a forum of money and that once established the forum had to be made available on a viewpoint-neutral basis.
Cited 11 timesPublishedUnited States v. Soy, Robert A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jun 28, 2005
There is no question that, after Jones, the dwelling did not qualify as being “used in” interstate commerce for purposes of § 844(i). … were clearly interdependent; they comprised a sentenc- ing package.
Cited 0 timesPublished38 F. App'x 327 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Apr 25, 2002
LaFleur had been convicted on two prior occasions of burglarizing commercial establishments, for which he had been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. … The Sporting-Purposes Reduction LaFleur first claims that he qualified for a reduction under § 2K2.1(b)(2) because he used his guns solely for target shooting.
Cited 0 timesPublishedW-I Canteen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
606 F.2d 738 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 25, 1979
The Company will not, as a condition of continued employment, require the employees to cross any picket line established on or in front of the premises of any other company. … The Board’s reasoning is that the effect of the term “not” would be to “exclude from arbitration the only kind of ‘differences’ which an arbitrator is qualified to resolve under the terms of this agreement.”
Cited 22 timesPublishedLife Spine, Inc. v. Aegis Spine, Inc.
8 F.4th 531 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 9, 2021
Nor can Aegis show that the district court clearly erred in finding that Life Spine’s displays and sales did not disclose the precise specifications of the ProLift. … And it is well established that the loss of goodwill and reputation, if proven, can constitute ir‐ reparable harm. Stuller, Inc. v.
Cited 136 timesPublished563 F.2d 331 · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Sep 28, 1977
Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 456 F.2d 1339, 1346-47 (2d Cir. 1972) (immunity of state and federal officers). … Since Reed, the court has avoided the problem by applying state statutes of limitations, other than those for common law torts or for statutory actions, that "clearly apply" to civil rights actions. Chambers v.
Cited 11 timesPublishedLSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v. James F. Huston
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Mar 13, 2025
HEA 1420 gives incumbents first dibs to construct qualify- ing projects. … This suffices to establish facial discrimination.
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