Legal Opinion
Dr. Milton Margoles v. Alida Johns and the Journal Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1986No. 85-1267PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, Dr. Milton Margóles, brought this slander action in 1972 against The Journal Corporation, and Alida Johns, a reporter for the Journal. The district court dismissed the action in 1976, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2)(C), because of the plaintiffs failure to comply with discovery orders. The plaintiff unsuccessfully challenged the dismissal on direct appeal and in a subsequent collateral attack pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(4). The plaintiff is once again before us, following the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate the dismissal and reinstate the action pursuant to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ackermann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Frank Peter Balistrieri, Steve Disalvo, and Dennis Librizzi, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by51 opinions
- John T. Henry and Evelyn I. Henry v. Farmer City State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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- Robert E. Lee v. Village of River Forest, a Municipal Corporation, Nicholas Coscino, J. BarstatisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- 3 Penny Theater Corp. v. Plitt Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Young v. MurphyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
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