Legal Opinion
Goesel v. Boley International (H.K.) Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 26, 2013No. Nos. 13-2434, 13-2818PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
As motions judge for the week during which motions to seal the settlement agreements in these two appeals were filed, I ordered the motions consolidated and now rule on them.
In Goesel the parties agreed to settle a personal injury suit, but because the suit was on behalf of a minor they were required by Local Rule 17.1 of the Northern District of Illinois to obtain the district judge’s approval of the settlement. See Elustra v. Mineo, 595 F.3d 699, 709-10 (7th Cir.2010); cf. Villalobos v. Cicero School District 99, 362 Ill.App.3d 704, 298 Ill.Dec. 944, 841 N.E.2d 87, 93…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sealed v. Sealed 1Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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- John A. Pansy v. Borough of Stroudsburg Harold A. Bentzoni Kathryn Mikels John W. Osborne, II William Reber Mary Jean Knapik Maryann West Kowalshyn Richard F. Osswald Carl R. Rogers v. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. T/a Pocono Record, Ronald F. Bouchard Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association, Intervenors/appellantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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