United States Seventh Circuit

Even if the evidence of prior lawsuits was relevant to show a pattern of filing false lawsuits, and not merely to show a propensity for filing false lawsuits, the district court has the discretion to determine that the prejudice would outweigh the relevance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2000
• Decided 10/15/2001
• Published 10/15/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and DIANE P. WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Morrison (argued), Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenblom & Moritz, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., John S. Huntley (argued), Sanchez & Daniels, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.