Legal Opinion

Halim v. Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 14, 2008No. 07-1615PublishedCited by 122 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Cameel A. Halim appeals various actions taken by the district court in his civil lawsuit against Defendant-Appellee Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery, Incorporated (“Gatsby”). For the reasons herein, we affirm the rulings of the district court, but decline to review its imposition of sanctions on Halim’s counsel at the district court on jurisdictional grounds.

I. Background

On October 9, 2003, Halim, an Illinois resident and antique timepiece collector, initially filed a complaint against Gatsby in Illinois state court, alleging that items he purchased at a…

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