Summary
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit amended its June 16, 2026 opinion in this appeal. The order revises footnote 10 to clarify that Raymond Echevarria failed to comply with certain Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure briefing and appendix requirements.
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Writing for the Court
Kenneth F. Ripple; Michael Y. Scudder; Amy J. St. Eve
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decision date
June 22, 2026
Docket number
No. 25-1271
Procedural posture
The Seventh Circuit issued an order amending its June 16, 2026 opinion to correct language in footnote 10 concerning the appellant's compliance with appellate briefing and appendix requirements.
Precedential value
Published
Parties
Raymond E. Echevarria v. Darrin Jackson, et al.
Disposition
other
Topics
appellate procedurecivil procedure
Practice areas
appellate procedurecivil procedure
Questions Presented
- Whether the court's June 16, 2026 opinion should be amended to correct the language of footnote 10 regarding the appellant's compliance with Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 28 and 30.
Key quotations
““Noncompliance with appellate rules wastes time and resources and frustrates the review process.”” (2)
“To that end, we must “insist on meticulous compliance with rules sensibly designed to make appellate briefs as valuable an aid to the decisional process as they can be.”” (2)
Procedural history
Raymond E. Echevarria appealed from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, in case No. 1:20-cv-05271. After issuing an opinion on June 16, 2026, the Seventh Circuit amended that opinion on June 22, 2026, by correcting specified language in footnote 10.
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