Legal Opinion
Edward A. Sere v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1988No. 87-1011PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Edward A. Sere appeals the dismissal of his two-count case. The district court dismissed the entire case pursuant to Rule 37(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to comply with the court’s discovery orders. Because Dr. Sere failed to challenge the propriety of the court’s Rule 37(b) decision in his opening brief before this court, we hold that he has waived the issue. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the district court.
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Background
Dr. Sere commenced this action by filing a two-count complaint in the district court on September 11, 1985. He alleged…
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