Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Alex Strandell v. Jackson County, Illinois, Appeal of Thomas F. Tobin, Attorney at Law, Contemnor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1988No. 87-1559PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we must decide whether a federal district court can require litigants to participate in a nonbinding summary jury trial. In a nonbinding summary jury trial, attorneys summarize their case before a jury, which then renders a nonbinding verdict. The purpose of this device is to motivate litigants toward settlement by allowing them to estimate how an actual jury may respond to their evidence. Thomas Tobin, Esquire, appeals from a judgment of criminal contempt for refusing to participate in such a procedure. We vacated the judgment by an order dated September…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Patricia J. Kothe v. Dr. James W. Smith, Dr. Andrew D. Kerr, Jr., M.D., P.C., and Andrew D. Kerr, Dr. James W. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- In Re Nlo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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- Champ v. Siegel Trading Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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