Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Schultz

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 21, 2017No. 17-2092PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.'

Kenneth Nelson sued two former business partners, Bruce Schultz and Jon Rodgers, for breach of contract and several torts. During discovery Schultz and Rodgers asked Nelson to produce various bank statements and tax returns, which, the defendants said, they needed to defend against his claims. After Nelson refused, the district court granted the defendants’ motion to compel their production and warned him, twice, that it would dismiss the case if he did not produce the documents or provide an affidavit documenting a diligent search for them. Nelson did neither, and the judge…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. Mary Dickerson v. Board of Education of Ford Heights, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  3. Kasalo v. Harris & Harris, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  4. Adrianna Brown v. Columbia Sussex CCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. McInnis v. DuncanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Donelson v. Darrise Hardy & Wexford Health Sources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  2. Aishef Shaffer v. Jacqueline LashbrookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  3. Aishef Shaffer v. Jacqueline LashbrookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. v. J & L Hatfield, LLC, Jeffrey Hatfield, Lois Ann HatfieldDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2025
  5. Charles Donelson v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019

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