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DAL POZZO v. BASIC MACHINERY CO., INC.

No. 04-4277.

463 F.3d 609 (2006)

Kevin A. DAL POZZO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BASIC MACHINERY COMPANY, INCORPORATED and Fanuc Robotics America, Incorporated, Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Richards Brick Company, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant, and Appeal of: Gregory C. Vacala, Attorney.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Carlson, Carlson & Wendler, Edwardsville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

George M. Velcich, Belgrade & O'Donnell, James R. Branit (argued), Bullaro, Carton & Stone, Chicago, IL, Howard L. Huntington, Bullaro & Carton, Munster, IN, for Defendants-Appellees Basic Machinery Co., Inc. and Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.

Gregory G. Vacala (argued), Rusin, Patton, Maciorowski & Friedman, Chicago, IL, pro se and for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal challenges an award of costs and attorneys' fees imposed against Attorney Gregory Vacala as a sanction for his postsettlement obstructionism that necessitated an otherwise unnecessary motion to enforce the parties' settlement agreement. We agree with the district court that Vacala's conduct was sanctionable. Moreover, his appeal is frivolous. We order Vacala to pay reasonable attorneys' fees...

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