United States Seventh Circuit

In an action for breach of contract and other related claims, district court's grant of defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed where defendant produced evidence that called into question plaintiff's standing to sue, and in response, plaintiff brought forward no competent evidence to establish the court's jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/02/2009
• Decided 07/16/2009
• Published 07/16/2009

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Siobhan M. Murphy, Attorney (argued), Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Natalie J. Spears, Attorney, John E. Walker (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.