Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott Memorial Hospi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 2011No. 10-2713PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
On February 15, 2011, we issued an order to show cause why the appellants should not be sanctioned for filing an oversized brief without our permission. The appellants have responded and the sanctions proceeding is ripe for decision — as indeed is the appeal itself, which has been fully briefed.
The appeal is from the grant of summary judgment to the defendant in a suit under the False Claims Act. Briefs were filed at the end of last year and oral argument was scheduled for February 24 of this year before this panel. The appellants’ brief states: “The undersigned [the…
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