United States Seventh Circuit

In a case involving an alleged illegal pyramid scheme, dismissal of the suit for want of prosecution is vacated and the denial of a motion to compel arbitration is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/09/2004
• Decided 07/21/2004
• Published 07/21/2004

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John G. Jacobs (argued), Reem Odeh, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John L. Hendricks (argued), Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, TX, Peter F. Lovato, III, Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, Rebecca Alfert, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.