United States Seventh Circuit

District court's denial of a request for a third continuance of trial, based on lead counsel's health problems and purported lack of preparation by back-up counsel, was not an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2003
• Decided 05/01/2003
• Published 05/01/2003

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John W. Vaudreuil (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., David S. Rosenbloom, Patrick J. Urda (Argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.