Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Bruno

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

There are two distinct but related motions pending before this court. The first is a motion by defendant Albert J. Bruno to open and vacate the confession judgment entered against him, and to permit him to file an answer to the complaint. The second is original plaintiff Cosmopolitan National Bank of Chicago’s (“Cosmopolitan” or “bank”) motion to strike portions of Bruno’s reply brief supporting the motion to open and vacate the confession judgment. 1 For the reasons set forth below, we grant Bruno’s motion and deny as moot Cosmopolitan’s…