Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Luis M. GALVAN, Christopher Lowe, John F. Leuck, and Barry D. Sheppard, Respondents
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1996No. 582PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The first thing an appellate judge does after picking up the briefs of an appeal is read the district judge’s explanation for the decision under challenge. It is impossible to evaluate the challenge' — sometimes impossible even to understand it — without knowing-why the district court acted as it did. See Hill v. Porter Memorial Hospital, 90 F.3d 220, 225-26 (7th Cir.1996). What the appellant’s brief says about the reasons for the decision under review may be incomplete or slanted; it is essential to get the district court’s explanation in its own words. Yet many…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Alfonso Avitia, and Diane Larsen v. Metropolitan Club of Chicago, Incorporated, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Palmquist v. SelvikCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Kunz v. DeFeliceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- A.M., a Minor v. Jerry Butler, Superintendent of the Illinois Youth CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Yvonne StriblingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Darrell W. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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