The Second District Appellate Court’s disposition of this case is the subject of an earlier post. (See The Strange Doctrine of Revestment – 12/15/12) Over 3-1/2 years after sentencing on an open guilty plea, the defendant filed an untimely motion to vacate his plea and sentence, without complying with Illinois Supreme Court […]
The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on all claims. Twenty-nine days later, the plaintiff filed a motion to alter the entry of summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). The district court denied that motion 6 days later. The plaintiff filed a notice of […]
Every once in a while (well, actually, more often than not) Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner transforms an opinion into an opportunity to discourse more broadly on some topic of interest to him. The topic of the decision of these consolidated motions is whether settlement agreements should remain confidential. In […]
The circuit court issued a temporary restraining order on November 22, 2013, against the defendant, the operator of a private school, barring the expulsion of a student. On November 25, 2013, the defendant filed a notice of appeal in the circuit court and mailed to the appellate court and the […]
The individual defendant was dismissed from the case with prejudice in October, 2007. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint that included the individual defendant. On November 20, 2007, the trial court entered an order directing the plaintiff to remove the individual defendant from the caption and pleadings and also finding, […]
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