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Decision In Prisoner's Civil Rights Case Claiming Excessive Force
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Evans v. Poskon, No. 09-3140, involved a prisoner's 42 U.S.C section 1983 suit claiming that his fourth amendment rights were violated when the officers used...
Decision in Criminal Matter, Plus Partner's Claim Against Bankrupt Law Firm
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US v. Pape, No. 09-2336, concerned a challenge to district court's imposition of a 90-month sentence followed by 20 years' supervised release for a conviction...
Above-Guidelines Sentence Imposed on Sex Offender Vacated
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US v. Miller, No. 09-2791, concerned a challenge to the district court's imposition of a 120-months' sentence upon a defendant convicted of traveling in...
Ruling In an Action for Tortious Conversion and Replevin of a 1979 Racing Porsche
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In Whittington v. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Found., Inc., No. 08-3352, the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's judgment in favor...
Criminal, Administrative, and Bankruptcy Matters
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In US v. Franklin, No. 09-2265, the Seventh Circuit decided first of two criminal matters involving the district court's denial of defendant's 18 U.S.C....
Decisions In Criminal Matters Re Perjury & Bankruptcy Fraud Convictions
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US v. Gorman, 09-3010, concerned a challenge to a conviction of defendant for perjury after testifying falsely before a grand jury.
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