United States Seventh Circuit

District court order enforcing a settlement agreement is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff bears the burden of providing the court with a record permitting meaningful review of his claim that he never actually agreed to a settlement, and there is no evidence to substantiate his denial; and 2) plaintiff failed to show that the magistrate judge coerced a settlement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2009
• Published 05/28/2009

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David C. Gevas, Galesburg, IL, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Attorney, Office of Attorney General Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, Michael J. Charysh, Charysh & Schroeder, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.