“Application Note 2 to sec. 3A1.1 (b)(1) … defines ‘vulnerable victim’ for purposes of the guidelines as a person (A) who is a victim of ...
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00-3021, 00-2972 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company v. Pribyl, et al.
“There is no doubt that within the 500- plus pages of manuals at issue, there are a host of materials which would fall within the ...
Read More »00-4169 Pugh v. City of Attica
“Pugh fails to show that the City’s proffered reason for his discharge is unworthy of credence. It is insufficient for Mr. Pugh simply to assert ...
Read More »00-2813 Winfrey v. City of Chicago
“Winfrey also indicated a desire to occupy the position of dispatcher, and – because he was never given a chance to explore this position – ...
Read More »00-4271 Horwitz v. Board of Education of Avoca School District No. 37
“There is no concrete evidence in the record substantiating Horwitz’s allegations that younger teachers were treated more favorably than older teachers. By way of example, ...
Read More »00-3325 Shanoff v. Illinois Department of Human Services
“[W]e conclude that Shanoff was subjected to six rather severe instances of harassment during the four months that he was working at the Madden Center ...
Read More »00-2944 U.S. v. Schaffner
“The photograph at issue in this case actually traveled across state lines. As in Bell, where the movement of a weapon across state lines satisfied ...
Read More »00-1513 U.S. v. Green
“In United States v. West, 670 F.2d 675, 687 (7th Cir. 1982), we interpreted Rule 801(d) (1)(B)’s requirement of cross-examination to mean that the out-of-court ...
Read More »00-3075 In Re the Commitment of VanBronkhorst: State v. VanBronkhorst
“The State contends that VanBronk-horst was given notice of the Rule 15 violation when the circuit court quoted the rule’s language when questioning VanBronkhorst. While ...
Read More »99-2030 Harding v. Kumar
Accordingly, the trial court’s attempt to start the appeal-clock anew via its June 16, 1999, decision was a nullity, as was the July 28, 1999 ...
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