Legal Opinion
Walter v. Fiorenzo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 1988No. 87-1386PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Nearly four years after instituting this action plaintiffs-appellants’ counsel, Esler, Stephens & Buckley, Esler & Schneider, and Jacobs, Burns, Sugarman & Orlove (collectively “plaintiffs’ counsel” or “counsel”) were unable to articulate a factual basis for plaintiffs’ claim against defendant-appellee, Oscar Fiorenzo (“Fiorenzo”). During that four-year period, three other defendants, in virtually the same position as Fiorenzo, obtained summary judgments in their favor. The last defendant had requested, but was denied sanctions. Ultimately, Fiorenzo followed suit and…
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