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REDWOOD v. DOBSON

Nos. 05-4324, 06-1165.

476 F.3d 462 (2007)

Erik REDWOOD and Jude Redwood, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. Elizabeth DOBSON and Harvey Cato Welch, Defendants-Appellees, and Marvin Ira Gerstein, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith M. Redwood (argued), Redwood Law Office, St. Joseph, IL, Charles L. Danner, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jude Redwood, pro se.

James C. Kearns, Keith B. Hill (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Urbana, IL, Roger B. Webber (argued), Beckett & Webber, Urbana, IL, David N. Rumley, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

This is a grudge match. Harvey Cato Welch represented Erik Redwood in a criminal prosecution for battery. Redwood was convicted and maintains that Welch is at fault. Redwood wants Welch to sign an affidavit confessing that he supplied ineffective assistance; he believes that with such an affidavit he could have his criminal record expunged. Welch, who believes that his legal work met professional standards, has refused to fall on his sword...

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