Legal Opinion
Kim Schmitt, Gerard Smetana, Cbc Bricks, Inc., and Dennis Taheny v. Sandra Schmitt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 2003No. 02-1470, 02-1471PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of the nasty divorce of Kim Schmitt and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Sandra Schmitt. Although the details of the marriage are neither known to us nor relevant to our case, we can’t help but wonder if this isn’t the first venomous and frivolous argument between the two.
The case comes to us after, as Judge Aspen in the district court accurately noted, a “tortured procedural history.” In February 2000, Mrs. Schmitt filed for divorce in Illinois state court. Unable personally to serve process upon her husband, Mrs. Schmitt moved under 735 Ill. Comp.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Garry v. GeilsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Ritter v. RossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Hoover v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- John M. Hagerty v. Succession of Laura McCloskey ClementCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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