United States Seventh Circuit

Party that wins a suit on one ground, barring it under res judicata, may not turn around and in another case obtain another judgment on an inconsistent ground, which is barred by judicial estoppel, and Rule 11 sanctions are warranted in such a scenario.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/25/2001
• Published 01/25/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory P. Seibold (argued), Murphy & Desmond, Madison, WI, for Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc. and Bidstrup., James E. Doyle, Office of the Attorney General, Joely Urdan (argued), Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Born, Lorang and Rogers., Elizabeth M. Estes (argued),Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee, WI, for Schleitwiler.