United States Seventh Circuit

A district court judge's attempt to inform litigants of his or her understanding of the an existing consent decrees meaning is not an appealable order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2001
• Published 04/18/2001

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry L. Moss (argued), Moss & Bloomberg, Bolingbrook, IL, Stuart D. Gordon, Zukowski, Rogers, Flood, McArdle & Orr, Chicago, IL, for defendnat-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Graham,Jenner & Block, Thomas C. Buchele, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Dana H. Sukenik, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Stephen Stern, Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, Jennifer Kay Soule, Soule & Bradtke, Mathew J. Piers (argued), Dana H. Sukenik, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Joan C. Laser, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, Theresa A. Amato, Citizen Advocacy, Center, Elmhurst, IL, for plaintiffs-appellees.