FUERY v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 16-3786.

900 F.3d 450 (2018)

Kelly FUERY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel A. Flaxman , Kenneth N. Flaxman , Attorneys, LAW OFFICE OF KENNETH N. FLAXMAN P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven Saltzman , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant DEBRA SCIORTINO.

Jared S. Kosoglad , Attorney, JARED S. KOSOGLAD, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant NICOLE TOMASKOVIC.

David J. Seery , Attorney, CITY OF CHICAGO LAW DEPARTMENT, Irina Y. Dmitrieva , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee CITY OF CHICAGO.

James E. Thompson , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee WILLIAM SZURA.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Rovner and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


After a contentious trial, the district court, after assessing the plaintiffs' contumacious conduct, asserted its inherent authority to set aside a jury verdict in favor of one plaintiff and entered judgment for the defendants on all claims. The plaintiffs challenge the limits of the judge's inherent authority to set aside...

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