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MARROCCO v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Nos. 91-3045, 91-3083.

966 F.2d 220 (1992)

Francis N. MARROCCO, Individually, and as Father and Next Friend of Francis A. Marrocco and Stefani Marrocco, minors, Donna Marrocco, and Madlaine Marrocco, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. John E. JONES and Janice Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1992.

As Amended July 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Trizna, Robert J. Lepri, Daniel L. Collins, Trizna & Lepri, Daniel J. Fumagalli, Fumagalli & Tecson, Chicago, Ill., Thomas A. Ricca, Scott F. Bergo, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas D. Nissen, Paul R. O'Malley, O'Malley & O'Malley, Chicago, Ill., Glenn F. Ruud, Ruud, Scovil & Neppl, Rock Island, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

William E. Kelly, Michael H. West, Edmund W. Sinnott, Stephen M. Naughton, Pope, Ballard, Shepard & Fowle, Chicago, Ill., Peter H. Lousberg, Lousberg, Kopp & Bonnett, Rock Island, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Hugh C. Griffin, David R. Reed, Diane I. Jennings, and L. Anthony Lehr, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee General Motors Corp.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

We have consolidated for decision these two appeals because though they arise from separate cases before different district judges, both involve questions about how severely a judge may sanction a party for violating a pretrial protective order. We affirm the district judge's choice of sanctions in both instances.

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Marrocco v. General Motors Corp.

In this case, plaintiff Francis N. Marrocco and his family...

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