Legal Opinion
Leroy Bolt v. Robert Loy and Village of Winthrop Harbor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 13, 2000No. 00-1280PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from the dismissal of a suit because of the plaintiffs failure to meet a deadline presents a new twist on the old problem of dismissal as a sanction for untimely pleadings. The plaintiff filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in April of last year in state court, from which the defendants removed the case to federal district court (an odd move, considering that the defendants are an Illinois municipality and its head). The defendants then filed a motion to dismiss the suit for failure to state a claim. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The plaintiff asked for and…
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