RIDDLE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. v. KELLY

Nos. 04-1509, 04-1637.

414 F.3d 832 (2005)

RIDDLE & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Judith A. KELLY, Defendant. Appeals of: Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and David L. HARTSELL and Ross & Hardies, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Hartsell (argued), McGuirewoods, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James O. Latturner (argued), Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case involves cross-appeals by two law firms over the imposition of—and failure to impose—sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Edelman, Combs & Latturner ("Edelman") was sanctioned by the district court and ordered to pay the plaintiff, Riddle & Associates ("Riddle"), the attorneys' fees and costs arising out of the underlying declaratory judgment action. In a counterclaim in the same lawsuit, the district court declined...

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