United States Seventh Circuit

In proceedings brought by a city and a bankrupt gaming company seeking to force the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) to cooperate in transferring the company's gaming license to another party and not take disciplinary action against the company, dismissal of all claims is affirmed where: 1) nothing in the bankruptcy's confirmed plan of reorganization required the IGB to refrain from pursuing its disciplinary proceeding; and 2) nothing in either bankruptcy law or general principles of law would support the kind of interference with the state administrative proceedings that the plaintiffs requested.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 04/03/2007
• Published 04/03/2007

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David B. Goroff (argued), Foley & Lardner, Chicago, IL, for Appellant Village of Rosemont in No. 05-4558., Sven Nylen, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Debtor-Amicus Curiae Emerald Casino, Inc. in No. 05-4558., Robert R. Gasaway (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, for Debtor-Appellant Emerald Casino, Inc. in No. 06-1984.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard S. Huszagh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Appellees Gardner, Winkler, Sullivan and Moore in No. 05-4558., William J. Barrett, Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum, Perlman & Nagelberg, Chicago, IL, Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Richard S. Huszagh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Appellees Illinois Gaming Board, Jaffe, Gardner, Winkler and Moore in No. 06-1984.