ESA Suit

Dmitri Williams on Terra Nova was an expert witness on the ESA v. Blagojevich case. I'll let you read all about it there, but it's quite interesting. I commented with a question: Was Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich planning on appealing the ruling? I guess I was being lazy because this is something I have the capacity to research myself. News agencies reported, after the initial ruling, that the Governor did plan on appealing. However, I don't take the media all that seriously. So, I did my own bit of research, and discovered that, indeed, the Governor has already filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. I located the docket and posted the summary on Terra Nova, but I felt the full docket should be shown. Yes, it's publicly available information. However, I did have to pay for the service that allowed me to search for and save the information. I plan on checking the status of the case every few weeks and updating this post accordingly. Enjoy! (Thanks, Dmitri!)

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US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Case Summary
Court of Appeals Docket #: 06-1012 Filed: 1/3/06
Nsuit: 3950 Constitutnlty. St Stat-Fed Que
Entertainment Softwa, et al v. Blagojevich, Rod
Appeal from: United States District Court

Lower court information:
District: 0752-1 : 05 C 4265
Ordering Judge: Matthew F. Kennelly, Judge

1/3/06 Private civil case docketed. [06-1012] [1939591-1]
Transcript information sheet due 1/13/06. Appellant's brief
due 2/13/06 for Rod R. Blagojevich. (hudk) [06-1012]

1/3/06 Filed Appellant Rod R. Blagojevich docketing statement.
[06-1012] [1939595-1] (hudk) [06-1012]

1/3/06 [06-1012] ROA from No. Dist. of Il., E. Div. due 1/24/06.
(hudk) [06-1012]

1/11/06 ORDER: The court orders these appeals CONSOLIDATED for
purposes of briefing and disposition: [1940452-1] DW
[06-1012, 06-1029] Appellant's brief due 2/13/06 for Rod R.
Blagojevich in 06-1012, for Lisa Madigan in 06-1029
Appellee's brief due 3/15/06 for IL Retail Merchants in
06-1012, for Video Software Deale in 06-1012, for
Entertainment Softwa in 06-1012, for IL Retail Merchants in
06-1029, for Video Software Deale in 06-1029, for
Entertainment Softwa in 06-1029. Appellant's reply brief
due 3/29/06 for Rod R. Blagojevich in 06-1012, for Lisa
Madigan in 06-1029. (See order for further details.) (kell)
[06-1012 06-1029]