SHAPO v. ENGLE

Nos. 05-4096, 06-1255.

463 F.3d 641 (2006)

Nathaniel S. SHAPO, Plaintiff, v. Clyde Wm. ENGLE, Defendant-Appellant. v. Foley & Lardner, LLP, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen G. Robinson, Robinson, Curley & Clayton, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

F. John McGinnis (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Sheldon Karon (argued), Foley & Lardner, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal challenges the district court's jurisdiction to resolve a dispute between the defendant, Engle, and the law firm, Foley & Lardner, that represented him in a suit charging Engle and others with unlawful acts that included violations of RICO. Several years into the case the parties agreed to settle it and so advised the court. In February of 2004 the court ordered the suit "dismissed, without prejudice and with leave to reinstate...

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