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   Federal Courts - 7th Circuit Court of Appeals - January 12, 2007

  
Boci v. Gonzales, No. 05-3231, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, January 12, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Aliens failed to establish persecution under 8 U.S.C.S. § 1101(a)(42)(A) and were properly denied asylum because their evidence did not compel a finding of past persecution as they did not show physical harm or abuse, husband's detention did not result in injury, and violence towards family members could not be said to be politically motivated.

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Dahler v. United States, No. 05-4782, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, January 12, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Inmate's claim under FTCA, 28 U.S.C.S. § 1346(b), seeking to recover value of items BOP allegedly lost after detaining them was improperly dismissed because CAFRA did not affect meaning of phrase "any law enforcement officer" in § 2680(c), which applied only to those officers performing customs or excise related functions.

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In re Doctors Hosp. of Hyde Park, Inc., No. 05-3502, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, January 12, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Bankruptcy court properly approved a settlement of a Chapter 11 debtor's adversary claims against the debtor's sole shareholder; the settlement, which called for the shareholder to pay at least $ 6.1 million, had significant value to the bankruptcy estate and fell within the reasonable range of litigation outcomes.

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Santiago v. Snyder, No. 04-2099, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, January 12, 2007, Decided
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United States v. Purvis, No. 06-2608, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, January 12, 2007, Decided
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United States v. Vucko, No. 05-4182, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, January 12, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Grouping under either U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3D1.2(c) or (d) was not warranted where defendant pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and making a false statement on a tax return; the guidelines applicable to the offenses did not share specific offense characteristics, and the crimes were not closely enough related.

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