Diego J. Herbstein v. Martin E. Bruetman

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The refractory Martin Bruetman is back. Almost a decade ago Bruetman sustained a $19 million default judgment when he left for Argentina rather than participate in discovery during a civil suit in Chicago. We told the district court to give Bruetman a second chance if he returned to the United States and cooperated fully. Philips Medical Systems International, B.V. v. Bruetman, 982 F.2d 211 (7th Cir.1992). Bruetman returned but bridled at following directions. He announced that he would be the judge of which judicial orders would be implemented. That defiant stance…