Welch v. City of Evanston

Plaintiffs, Walter S. Welch, as trustee under trust agreement dated June 28, 1976, and Ross S. Welch, who acted as pro se attorney, appeal from three orders entered by the circuit court: (1) contempt order entered November 25, 1986; (2) order imposing contempt sanctions entered September 1, 1987; and (3) order modifying the sanctions entered December 2, 1987, which assessed a fíne of $500 and attorney fees of $3,615 against plaintiffs. These orders arose from plaintiffs’ failure to comply with a prior court order, entered May 11, 1979, which order was affirmed in Welch v. City of Evanston…