This case is getting around. If you missed it, you should know about Abner v. Scott Memorial Hospital, an opinion out of the 7th Circuit Appellate Court. The court ordered Abner to show cause why she should not be sanctioned for filing a brief longer than allowed by the rules…
Summary judgment was entered against Scot Vince in his civil rights action against Rock County, Wisconsin. Using the court’s mandatory electronic filing system, Vince’s lawyer filed a notice of appeal on the last day allowed by the rule. The system requires an event code for each document filed. Vince’s lawyer…
Michael Marrs, representing a class of similarly aggrieved employees, sued Motorola for violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. After Motorola got a summary judgment, Marrs appealed. Marrs’s notice of appeal was filed timely, but it stated only that he was appealing. It did not state that he was…
After Ms. Easley lost her appeal in the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, she moved for an en banc rehearing. But her petition did not follow Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35, which requires a statement of one of two things: (1) that the opinion of the appellate court…
Malcom Rush was incarcerated in Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. He appealed after the federal district court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. But Rush’s Notice of Appeal did not get filed within the 30-day deadline. The issue was whether Rush complied with Federal Rule of Appellate…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has posted notice of circuit rules changes. The proposed changes will add Local Rule 32.1 and rescind Local Rule 53, regarding disposition of appeals by orders and opinions. The changes are designed to conform the local rules to Supreme Court Rule 32.1. The proposed…