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U.S. v. FISHER

Nos. 10-2352, 10-3124.

635 F.3d 336 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony FISHER, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Dorsey, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Koenig , (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee in No. 10-2352.

Daniel T. Hansmeier , (argued), Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Richard H. Parsons , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-2352.

Anthony Fisher , Oklahoma City, OK, Pro Se.

Jonathan H. Koenig , (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, Joseph H. Hartzler , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in No. 10-3124.

Daniel T. Hansmeier , (argued), Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, John C. Taylor , Attorney, William C. Zukosky , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-3124.

Edward Dorsey , Sr., Pekin, IL, Pro Se.

Before ROVNER, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA) might benefit from a slight name change: The Not Quite as Fair as it could be Sentencing Act of 2010 (NQFSA) would be a bit more descriptive. But whether the FSA should be amended to more closely resemble its name is a matter for Congress. We can do nothing about it at this time.

The FSA increased the drug quantities necessary to trigger mandatory minimum sentences under the Controlled Substances...

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