John Zihun Lee

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit circuit Appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic) 25 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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Tondalaya Gamble v. County of Cook
23-1531 · 2024-07-02
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Tondalaya Gamble, M.D.)) Denied

“The district court granted summary judgment after concluding that no reasonable jury could find in Gamble's favor as to any of her claims. We agree and affirm the judgment.”

Phillip Robbin v. City of Berwyn
23-1928 · 2024-07-18
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Phillip Robbin)) Denied

“The district court dismissed Robbin's complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), determining that he failed to state a federal claim, and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims. We affirm.”

W. Mac Naughton v. Asher Ventures, LLC
22-2691 · 2023-08-03
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff W. James Mac Naughton)) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Defendant Sam Harmelech's Rule 38 motion for damages and costs is GRANTED. Mac Naughton is hereby ordered to pay the costs and reasonable attorney's fees Sam Harmelech has incurred for defending this appeal.”

United States v. Donald Reynolds
23-1968 · 2024-08-06
Appeal (appellant (defendant Donald D. Reynolds)) Denied

“Reynolds now appeals the revocation and argues that the district court erred because it failed to recognize its discretion to consider substance abuse treatment as an alternative to revocation and incarceration. We affirm.”

Beach Forwarders, Inc. v. Service By Air, Inc.
22-1217 · 2023-08-07
Appeal (appellant (defendant Service By Air, Inc.)) Denied

“The district court sided with Beach Forwarders and entered judgment on the pleadings, holding that the contract was terminable at will. We affirm.”

Mazen Agha v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
24-1749 · 2025-08-26
Appeal (appellant (defendant Uber Technologies, Inc.)) Denied

“Given the state court's decision, the district court determined that the doctrine of issue preclusion blocked Uber from relitigating the effect of the arbitration agreements on Zurek's claims that arose after his opt-out of the arbitration agreement in the 2022 PAA and denied Uber's motion to compel arbitration as to Zurek. Uber appeals. ... Because we find the district court's analysis to be sound, we affirm.”

United States v. Kamala McCombs
22-2829 · 2025-02-19
Appeal (appellant (defendant Kamala D. McCombs)) Denied

“McCombs appeals, arguing that she was entitled to a mitigating role reduction under the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual ("U.S.S.G.") § 3B1.2, in part because one of her co-conspirators received this reduction. ... Because the district court's conclusions were not clearly erroneous, we affirm.”

Andrea Ratfield v. United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc.
24-1858 · 2025-06-13
Appeal (appellant (plaintiffs Andrea Ratfield et al.)) Denied

“The district court dismissed the RICO claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and denied supplemental jurisdiction as to the state law claims. We affirm.”

John Nawara v. Cook County
22-1393, 22-1430, 22-2395, 22-2451 · 2025-04-01
Appeal (appellant/cross-appellee (plaintiff John Nawara); Sheriff cross-appellant) Granted in part

“We affirm the district court's restoration of Nawara's seniority, but because the ADA defines a violation of § 12112(d)(4) to be discrimination "on the basis of disability," we reverse the district court's denial of Nawara's request for back pay and remand for further proceedings.”

Frederick J. Coleman v. United States
22-1678 · 2023-08-15
Habeas appeal (appellant (petitioner Frederick J. Coleman, Section 2255 movant)) Granted

“Because the district court abused its discretion in reaching that conclusion, we reverse and remand for further proceedings as to Coleman's amended ineffective assistance of counsel claim.”

Mark Johnson v. Mark R. Sevier
21-3239 · 2025-05-30
Habeas appeal (appellant (petitioner Mark Johnson, state prisoner)) Denied

“The district court denied Johnson's habeas petition, concluding that his DNA-related claim was procedurally defaulted and the state court reasonably applied federal law when determining that the State had not acted in bad faith when discarding the blood sample. We affirm.”

Michael J. Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections
23-2644 · 2024-08-21
Appeal (appellants (a U.S. Representative and two presidential electors challenging Illinois's mail-ballot receipt deadline)) Moot / procedural

“Because Plaintiffs have not alleged an adequate injury, we agree that they lack standing to bring this suit and affirm the district court's dismissal of the case on jurisdictional grounds.”

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