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GOVAS v. CHALMERS

No. 91-1687.

965 F.2d 298 (1992)

Nicholas GOVAS and Andrew Yiannias, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Shirley CHALMERS, Executor of the Estate of Hymen P. Chalmers, Andy Nanos and Electronic, Missiles & Communications, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Webb, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald L. Marmer, Howard R. Barron, Howard S. Suskin (argued), James A. Geocaris, Jenner & Block, William M. McErlean, Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, KANNE, Circuit Judge, and WOOD, JR., Senior Circuit Judge.

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Senior Circuit Judge.

This case illustrates the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Judge Williams dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for discovery violations. Plaintiffs argue that we should reverse Judge Williams because dismissal is too harsh a sanction on these facts. As Judge Williams recognized, the plaintiffs' conduct was "dilatory and evasive" throughout the course of litigation. December 3, 1990, Memorandum Opinion and Order...

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