United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's fraud suit for failure to prosecute is affirmed, where the fact that plaintiff's lawyer was depressed was not a good excuse, because as a business firm, plaintiff has to take responsibility for the actions of its agents, including the lawyers whom it hires.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2003
• Published 10/23/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard R. Winter (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Tony Defries, Berryville, VA, pro se., Maxine Marshall, Atlante Limited, Longfield, Kent, England, pro se.