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JOHNSON v. WADDELL & REED, INC.

No. 94-3167.

74 F.3d 147 (1996)

Wayne JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WADDELL & REED, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 17, 1996.

As Amended January 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Johnson, West Chicago, IL, pro se.

Kurt L. Schultz, Brian E. Neuffer, Joseph John Zaknoen, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Waddell & Reed, Incorporated.

Before CUMMINGS, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Wayne Johnson, proceeding as a pro se litigant, was sanctioned $800 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 for persisting in the prosecution of a diversity suit that did not meet the $50,000 amount in controversy requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332. In imposing the sanctions, the district court did not comply with the then-newly amended requirements of Rule 11. A Rule 59(e) review of the sanctions was granted, and the district court ultimately...

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