Stotler and Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. William J. Able, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

William Able, appellee (and appellant in a separate appeal not affected by our action today), asked this court to dismiss the appeal of Stotler and Company on the ground that Stotler had failed to file a brief on time. The underlying dispute is between a commodity broker, Stotler, and a customer, Able, who allegedly owes Stotler money; Stotler’s appeal is from the district court’s denial of a motion for Rule 11 sanctions against Able. We denied the motion to dismiss the appeal, but then Able filed a motion for reconsideration which cast the facts in a somewhat different…