Legal Opinion
J. Morris Anderson v. Steers, Sullivan, McNamar & Rogers, and Ruth E. Meyer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1993No. 92-3743PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, the producer of the “Miss Black America Pageant and Television Special,” brought this suit against a lawyer and her firm, charging trademark infringement and other forms of unfair competition. The plaintiff is unrepresented, and the basis of his claim is obscure. The defendants asked the district court to require the plaintiff to post a $10,000 bond to secure the costs of the suit should they be eventually taxed against the plaintiff. The court did so, and, when the plaintiff refused to post the bond on the ground that it was excessive and unnecessary,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McNeil v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- John Hawes, Etc. v. Club Ecuestre El Comandante, Nancy Kreitzer v. Puerto Rican Cars, Inc., Daniel Ventura v. El Conquistador HotelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Alfred E. Ehm v. Amtrak Board of DirectorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- A. & M. Gregos, Inc. v. RobertoryDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- State Wide Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Gypsum Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1965
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Walter N. Iwachiw v. New York State Department Of Motor VehiclesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- George Sassower, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner v. American Bar AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Anthony Gay v. Rakesh ChandraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- David Meyer and Nancy Meyer v. U.S. Bank National AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- Kuntz v. Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul (In Re Grand Union Co.)District Court, D. Delaware · 1996
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