ROYCE v. MICHAEL R. NEEDLE P.C.

Nos. 18-2850, 18-2851, 18-3725, & 19-1054.

950 F.3d 939 (2020)

Merle L. ROYCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL R. NEEDLE P.C., Defendant-Appellant, v. Amari Company, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Richard Joseph Cochran, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan R. Borlack , Attorney, Bailey, Borlack, Nadelhoffer & Carroll, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Frank C. Fusco , Attorney, Law Offices of Frank C. Fusco, Clifton, NJ, Michael R. Needle , Attorney, Michael R. Needle P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant-Appellant Michael R. Needle P.C.

Richard Joseph Cochran , Attorney, Tenney & Bentley, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellees Amari Company, Inc., Bradley M. Griffin, Inc., and Chamberlain Industries, Inc. in 18-2850.

Richard Joseph Cochran , Attorney, Tenney & Bentley, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellees Amari Company, Inc., Bradley M. Griffin, Inc., Chamberlain Industries, Inc., Compsolution VA, Inc. in 18-2851.

Richard Joseph Cochran , Attorney, Tenney & Bentley, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellees Amari Company, Inc., and Bradley M. Griffin, Inc. in 18-3725, and 19-1054.

Howard J. Roin , Sara Norval , Attorneys, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, George N. Vurdelja, Jr. , Attorney, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee John Cardulo & Sons, Inc.

Richard Joseph Cochran, Attorney, Pro Se.

Alan R. Borlack , Attorney, Bailey, Borlack, Nadelhoffer & Carroll, Chicago, IL, for Appellee Bailey Borlack and Nadelhoffer LLC in 18-3725, and 19-1054.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Rovner and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


This dispute over attorney's fees has a long, tortured history. Not because it is unduly complex or involves novel legal issues, but because one of the attorneys—Michael R. Needle—protracted it every step of the way. He routinely and unapologetically tested the district court's patience, disregarded court orders...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases