Abu-Shawish v. United States

Docket Number17-1283
Decision Date31 July 2018

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    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
    • April 13, 2020
    ...Servs., LLC , 914 F.3d 524, 527 (7th Cir. 2019). And a legal error is "an abuse of discretion by definition." Abu-Shawish v. United States , 898 F.3d 726, 736 (7th Cir. 2018). Using a defendant’s statements to Pretrial Services to impeach a witness other than the defendant by "specific cont......
  • Saint Anthony Hosp. v. Eagleson
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
    • July 5, 2022
    ...reversal. For instance, Saint Anthony's request to supplement the complaint occurred early in the lawsuit. See Abu-Shawish v. United States , 898 F.3d 726, 738 (7th Cir. 2018) ("The usual standard in civil cases is to allow defective pleadings to be corrected, especially in early stages , a......
  • St. Anthony Hosp. v. Whitehorn
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
    • April 25, 2024
    ...reversal. For instance, Saint Anthony's request to supplement the complaint occurred early in the lawsuit. See Abu-Shawish v. United States, 898 F.3d 726, 738 (7th Cir. 2018) ("The usual standard in civil cases is to allow defective pleadings to be corrected, especially in early stages, at ......
  • Newspin Sports, LLC v. Arrow Elecs., Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit
    • December 3, 2018
    ...district court does not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend where the amendment would be futile, see Abu-Shawish v. United States , 898 F.3d 726, 738 (7th Cir. 2018), but NewSpin’s proposed amended complaint is not futile. NewSpin’s original complaint states valid fraud and fraud......
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  • THE CASE FOR TERMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
    • United States
    • Journal of Appellate Practice and Process Vol. 23 No. 2, June 2023
    • June 22, 2023
    ...of innocence before a complaint may be filed under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act. Compare Abu-Shawish v. United States, 898 F.3d 726 (7th Cir. 2018), with Crooker v. United States, 828 F.3d 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (per curiam). The procedure is rarely (172.) 10 U.S.C. [section] 9......