United States Seventh Circuit

Appeal of an award of attorney's fees to plaintiff in an action to collect on a debt is affirmed, but request for sanctions denied, where the plaintiff's receipt of money for defendant's discovery violation did not satisfy the statutory requirement of a successful suit before the award of attorney's fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2006
• Published 03/16/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David J. Phillips (submitted), Gomolinski & Philipps, Palos Hills, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Victor O. Buente, Jr., Newton Falls, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.