United States Seventh Circuit

The district judge abused his discretion in dismissing plaintiff's Civil Rights case where the attorneys for the City were as guilty as plaintiff's attorney of disobedience of court orders. Sanction of dismissal is not warranted in this instance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/16/2002
• Decided 06/24/2003
• Published 06/24/2003

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. Cerda (argued), Cerda & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Emily K. Paster (argued), Office of Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.