Legal Opinion
Washington v. Sherwin Real Estate, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1982No. 82-1184PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, the Honorable J. Sam Perry presiding. The district court rendered judgment in favor of the defendants in this housing discrimination action after a bench trial in which the plaintiffs Judy and William Washington proceeded pro se. We agree that the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing the plaintiffs’ attorney to withdraw and by then directing the plaintiffs to present their case pro se without a continuance. We further agree that the district…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Moore v. Sunbeam Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Louis Edward GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORNEY ENGINEERING COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Chuck "c.o." Beshear v. Clara Weinzapfel and Esther Weinzapfel, D/B/A Weinzapfel TavernCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by104 opinions
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- Huang v. Board Of Governors Of The University Of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- In Re: M.J. Waterman & Associates, Inc., Debtor. Duane H. Barlow v. M.J. Waterman & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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