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Melrose v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 8, 1990No. Nos. 88-2008, 88-2260PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRANT, Senior District Judge.

Appellant, the law firm of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, represented the defendant, Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., formerly Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Shear-son/American Express Inc., at the trial level. The firm challenges the imposition of sanctions by the district court in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for filing what the court referred to as a “baseless” motion for summary judgment. 120 F.R.D. 668.

I. FACTS

This suit arises out of Richard Melrose’s efforts to obtain the purchase price and working capital for an ongoing, though unprofitable, business known…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Morton M. Hill, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Miller Brewing Company v. Brewery Workers Local Union No. 9, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Edward Pritchard, Cross-Appellee v. Rainfair, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  2. William R. Leffler and Shirley Jolliff, Cross-Appellees v. Ralph Meer, Cross-Appellants, and Howard Shake, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Vista Manufacturing, Inc. v. Trac-4, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1990
  4. Home Savings Ass'n of Kansas City, F.A. v. Woodstock Associates I, Inc. (In Re Woodstock Associates I, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
  5. Littlefield v. MacKDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990

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