THOMPSON v. CLELAND

No. 85-1147.

782 F.2d 719 (1986)

Jeanette L. THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Max CLELAND, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Galland, Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Martin B. Lowery, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Jeanette Thompson appeals the district court's decision to dismiss her motion for a rule to show cause why the defendant should not be held in contempt of court. During a hearing on the motion in the district court, the defendant submitted the plaintiff's initial settlement proposal and his response. Displeased with the course of the proceedings, the court denied the pending motion. We reverse that judgment of the district court and remand the...

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