Frederick J. Kapala

• United States v. DeJesus Ortiz

  District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011-08-31 · cited 4×

  In United States v. DeJesus Ortiz, the district court considered whether a 2-level sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12) should apply to defendant Galio E. Dejesus Ortiz after his guilty plea to marijuana distribution offenses. The facts showed that the defendant had arranged to use a vacant house he controlled to receive an 82-kilogram shipment of marijuana, but the house was used only once before his arrest. The court overruled the government's objection to the presentence report and declined to impose the enhancement, reasoning that the guideline requires the defendant to have "maintained" the premises for drug distribution, a term interpreted under related statutes and precedent to demand use over a sustained period of time rather than a single occasion.

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• United States v. Williams

  District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010-04-08 · cited 4×

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• United States v. Swanson

  District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009-12-31

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• Barker v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150

  District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009-07-09 · cited 2×

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• Stonecrafters, Inc. v. Foxfire Printing & Packaging, Inc.

  District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009-07-08 · cited 22×

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• Rodas v. SwedishAmerican Health System Corp.

  District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009-01-29 · cited 4×

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