United States Seventh Circuit

Because a judgment on the merits entered after plaintiff has filed a proper Rule 41(a)(1) notice of dismissal is void, the Circuit Court was compelled to reverse summary judgment and direct dismissal, without prejudice, of an admittedly "preposterous" suit for over $100 billion for bank's alleged debts dating to 1934.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/06/2002
• Decided 04/16/2002
• Published 04/16/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harvey Waller (argued), Chicago, IL, for Santiago V. Marques., Carey Portman (argued), Chicago, IL, pro se., Sheila K. Budoff, F.D.I.C., Appellate Litigation, Washington, DC, for F.D.I.C., James E. Bayles (argued), Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, IL, Elizabeth A. Knospe, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.