United States Seventh Circuit

Government motions for summary affirmance and to suspend briefing are denied where: 1) motions for summary affirmance should be filed before a merits brief is due, and only under appropriate circumstances; and 2) the present appeal is substantial enough to justify briefing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2006
• Published 07/31/2006

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Colin S. Bruce, Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Diana S. Lenik, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.