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MUHAMMAD v. DeROBERTIS

No. 85-1149.

788 F.2d 1268 (1986)

Abdullah MUHAMMAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard W. DeROBERTIS, Warden, Mr. M.T. Treeola, and Dr. Somnaesy, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abdullah Muhammad, Maywood, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas A. Ioppolo, Ill. Atty. Gen. Office, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This opinion is a sequel to Averhart v. Arrendondo, 773 F.2d 919 (7th Cir.1985), where we noted the potentially catastrophic consequence for an appellant of filing a motion for a new trial or a motion to alter or amend the judgment after filing a notice of appeal from the judgment. In this case, attorney Morano was appointed to represent Abdullah Muhammad in a prisoner's civil rights case brought under...

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