DOE v. MAYWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 95-1288.

71 F.3d 1294 (1995)

Jane DOE and Mary Roe, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MAYWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY and Ricardo Marshall, Defendants. Appeal of Robert L. SCOTT.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon T. Zenner, Nicole N. Auerbach (argued), Maureen D. Pearson, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, Helen Cropper, Amy F. Peterson, Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Oak Park, IL, for Jane Doe, Mary Roe.

Stanley L. Hill, Andre M. Grant, Hill & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Maywood Housing Authority.

Judith A. Scully, Chicago, IL, for Ricardo Marshall.

Robert L. Scott, Chicago, IL, pro se.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Attorney Robert L. Scott appeals two orders from the district court, one which found him in criminal contempt for violating a protective order requiring that he and his clients not use real names to identify the plaintiffs in this case, and the second which sanctioned him under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 for filing a frivolous counterclaim. Because the district court's orders were well-founded and Scott was granted all necessary procedural protections...

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