Legal Opinion
Kamelgard v. MacUra
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 23, 2009No. 08-4254, 09-1030PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a bariatric surgeon who lives and practices in New Jersey, brought this diversity suit in the federal district court in Chicago. He claims to have been defamed by the defendant, another bariatric surgeon, who practices in New York. The district judge dismissed the suit without prejudice, on the ground that venue in Chicago was improper, and the plaintiff appeals. The defendant cross-appeals, claiming that the dismissal of the suit should have been with prejudice because the suit is time-barred. The cross-appeal is proper — and the plaintiffs challenge to…
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