Grochocinski v. Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP et al

Filing 256

NOTICE of appeal by Ronald B Given, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP regarding orders 247 , 246 , 255 Filing fee $ 455, receipt number 0752-6570521. (Novack, Stephen)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
DAVID GROCHOCINSKI, not
individually, but solely in his capacity as
the Chapter 7 Trustee for the bankruptcy
estate of CMGT, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MAYER BROWN ROWE & MAW LLP and
RONALD B. GIVEN,
Defendants.

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No. 06 C 5486
Judge Virginia M. Kendall

NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that Defendants Mayer Brown LLP (formerly known as Mayer
Brown Rowe & Maw LLP) and Ronald P. Given (together, “Defendants”), hereby appeal to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the following orders entered in this
action by District Judge Virginia M. Kendall: (1) those portions of the June 30, 2011 Minute
Order and accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order (together, the “June 30 Orders”) that
denied Defendants’ requests for sanctions against Plaintiff David Grochocinski (“Grochocinski”),
individually and in his official capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee for the bankruptcy estate of
CMGT, Inc., and/or Grochocinski’s counsel, Edward T. Joyce & Associates (“Joyce”); and (2) the
October 17, 2011 Written Opinion (the “October 17 Order”) setting forth the amount of sanctions
to be paid by Joyce which, among other things, made the June 30 Orders and the October 17 Order
final and appealable.
Respectfully submitted,
MAYER BROWN LLP and RONALD B. GIVEN
By:

/s/ Stephen Novack
One Of Their Attorneys

Stephen Novack
Mitchell L. Marinello
Steven J. Ciszewski
John Haarlow, Jr.
NOVACK AND MACEY LLP
100 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
[phone]
Doc. #462743

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Stephen Novack, an attorney, hereby certifies that he caused a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Notice of Appeal to be served through the ECF system upon the following:
Edward T. Joyce
Arthur W. Aufmann
Robert D. Carroll
Edward T. Joyce & Assoc., P.C.
11 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603
David Morgans
Myers & Miller, LLC
30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60602
and by Federal Express overnight service, upon the following:
Gerard Spehar
1625 Grandview Avenue
Glendale, CA 91201
on this 15th day of November, 2011.

/s/ Stephen Novack

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