KIMBRELL v. BROWN

No. 10-1029.

651 F.3d 752 (2011)

Melvin KIMBRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kary BROWN and Koetter Woodworking, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth B. Beljanski, Attorney, Brown & Brown, Fairview Heights, IL, Thomas Blumeyer Weaver (argued), Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christopher P. Leritz (argued), Attorney, Leritz, Plunkert & Bruning, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EVANS, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Kimbrell, a citizen of Illinois, brought personal-injury claims against Kary Brown and Brown's employer, Koetter Woodworking, Inc., citizens of Indiana. After Brown notified the district court that he had filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the district court stayed the case as to Brown, as required by the Bankruptcy Code. The district court then dismissed Kimbrell's claims against Koetter Wood-working with prejudice, finding that Kimbrell...

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