United States Seventh Circuit

Where the parties reached an oral settlement agreement on appeal but later disagreed on the contents of the agreement, by asking the court to implement the settlement agreement, defendant relinquished any claim to confidentiality and, because the Circuit Court is not in a position to ascertain settlement terms, appeal continues until either (a) the litigants sign a mutually satisfactory written agreement that entails the dismissal of the appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), or (b) the appellant actually files a notice of dismissal under Rule 42(b).

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/18/2002
• Decided 02/13/2002
• Published 02/13/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jamie G. Sypulski (argued), Chicago, IL, Douglas M. Werman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.