DR Distributors, LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION DR Distributors, LLC, ) Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, ) ) v. ) No. 12 CV 50324 ) Judge Iain D. Johnston 21 Century Smoking, Inc. and Brent Duke, ) Defendants/Counterclaimants, ) ) v. ) ) CB Distributors, Inc. and Carlos Bengoa, ) Counterdefendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER If Dante were a judge, he would have placed fee litigation as an inner circle of judicial hell. On January 19, 2021, the Court entered an order sanctioning Defendants and two of their former counsel for discovery violations. See DR Distributors,…