United States Seventh Circuit

While the district court had ample evidence of an attorney's dilatory tactics to justify its award of attorneys' fees, it was an abuse of discretion to reduce the attorneys' fee award based upon counsel's refusal to have the district court's law clerk mediate the case.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2000
• Decided 11/21/2000
• Published 11/21/2000

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ernest T. Rossiello (argued), Rossiello & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Clare E. Connor (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.