Thompson v. Illinois Dept. of Prof. Regulation
300 F.3d 750 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,016 timesHolding district court did not abuse its discretion when plaintiff failed to cure deficiencies that persisted from the first amended complaint after given multiple chances to amend after motions to dismiss were filed
Conyers v. Abitz
416 F.3d 580 (7th Cir. 2005) Cited 525 timesHolding that "a procedural shortcoming like failing to follow the prison’s time deadlines amounts to a failure to exhaust only if prison administrators explicitly relied on that shortcoming" in denying the grievance
Soltys v. Costello
520 F.3d 737 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 319 timesHolding that any harm caused by improper opening statements “was undone when the court sustained [the moving party's] objections and admonished [counsel] to stick to the admissible evidence”
Campania Mgmt. Inc. v. Rooks, Pitts Poust
290 F.3d 843 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 281 timesHolding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to extend discovery filed nine days after the close of discovery
Park v. City of Chicago
297 F.3d 606 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 236 timesHolding that the exclusion of documents as a sanction for nondisclosure in a diversity case is governed by the federal rules, not the Illinois Record Act
Johnson v. Cypress Hill
641 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 2011) Cited 156 timesHolding that allowing the plaintiff to "change the court of the litigation four years into the case would be prejudicial" to the defendant
Bohen v. City of East Chicago
799 F.2d 1180 (7th Cir. 1986) Cited 314 timesHolding that a government employee can make "a claim of sexual harassment under the equal protection clause" by "showing that the conscious failure of the employer to protect the plaintiff from the abusive conditions created by fellow employees amounted to intentional discrimination"
Sanders v. Venture Stores, Inc.
56 F.3d 771 (7th Cir. 1995) Cited 243 timesHolding that though the court did not expressly state its reason for denying leave to amend, it was “apparent” what delay and prejudice would be caused by plaintiffs' motion, which sought to add four new individual defendants, as well as additional counts under two federal statutes and a state-law claim
Johnson v. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
10 F.3d 1300 (7th Cir. 1993) Cited 100 timesUpholding denial of leave to amend to add entirely new theory of case when plaintiff was presented with likelihood of a successful motion for summary judgment by defendant on prior complaint
Tamari v. Bache Co.
838 F.2d 904 (7th Cir. 1988) Cited 78 timesDenying motion to amend brought six weeks before trial date
Section 2510 - Definitions
18 U.S.C. § 2510 Cited 4,258 times 79 Legal AnalysesDefining "[i]nvestigative or law enforcement officer" as an officer "empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for [certain] offenses . . . and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of such offenses"
Section 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
18 U.S.C. § 2511 Cited 2,788 times 42 Legal AnalysesImposing a penalty on persons who “intentionally intercept ... any wire, oral, or electronic communication”