United States Seventh Circuit

The Justice Department's filing of 1) an amicus brief in an appeal, and 2) a later brief as an intervenor, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2403(a), were proper filings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/06/2003
• Decided 01/27/2003
• Published 01/27/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert H. Farley, Jr. (Argued), Naperville, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven M. Puiszis (Argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.