Legal Opinion
Finwall v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 31, 2006No. 04 C 4663PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
“ We live in a world of deadlines____ The practice of law is no exception.”
Raymond v. Ameritech Corp., 442 F.3d 600 (7th Cir.2006)
Throughout the range of the law, there are time limits imposed on litigants at every stage of the case: some are mandatory and admit of no deviations; others are more flexible. But in each instance, lawyers who do not pay heed to deadlines do so at substantial peril to their and their clients’ interests. Even a day’s delay can be fatal. Raymond, 442 F.3d at 600; Reales v.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Robert Geiserman v. John H. MacDonald A.B. & A.B. & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Hollywood Motor Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Wanda Raymond v. Ameritech Corporation, D/B/A Sbc AmeritechCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Mid-America Tablewares, Inc. v. Mogi Trading Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Nutrasweet Company, and Monsanto Company v. X-L Engineering Company, and Paul T. Prikos, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Talbert v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
- Hard Surface Solutions, Inc. v. Sherwin-Williams Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
- Paramount Media Group, Inc. v. Village of BellwoodDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
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