Quincy Neri v. Sentinel Insurance Company Lim, et al

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Filed Nonprecedential Disposition PER CURIAM. The judgment is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings. The mandate will issue today. William J. Bauer, Circuit Judge; Frank H. Easterbrook, Circuit Judge and Michael S. Kanne, Circuit Judge. [6535390-1] [6535390] [13-2825]

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Case: 13-2825 NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
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Filed: 12/03/2013

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To be cited only in accordance with
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Submitted December 3, 2013∗
Decided December 3, 2013

Before
WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge
FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge
MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge

No. 13-2825

Appeal from the United
States District Court for the
Western District of
Wisconsin.

QUINCY M. NERI,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED and
ERIC FERGUSON, doing business as White School
Studios,

No. 13-cv-382-bbc
Barbara B. Crabb, Judge.

Defendants-Appellees.
Order
The  district  court  dismissed  this  suit  as  barred  by  an  earlier  judgment,  which  has  
since  been  vacated.  Neri  v.  Monroe,  726  F.3d  989  (7th  Cir.  2013).  The  judge  has  stated  that  
she  will  proceed  to  the  merits  as  soon  as  this  court  resolves  the  appeal  and  restores  
jurisdiction  to  the  district  court.  That  is  a  sensible  approach.  Appellant  asks  us  to  direct  
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This successive appeal has been submitted to the original panel under Operating Procedure 6(b). After
examining the briefs and the record, we have concluded that oral argument is unnecessary. See Fed. R.
App. P. 34(a); Cir. R. 34(f).

Case: 13-2825
No. 13-2825

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Filed: 12/03/2013

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the  district  court  to  enter  judgment  in  her  favor  immediately,  but  that  would  be  
inappropriate.  As  our  published  opinion  observes,  defenses  such  as  fair  use  must  be  
evaluated.  

The  judgment  is  vacated,  and  the  case  is  remanded  for  further  proceedings.  The  
mandate  will  issue  today.