Court Opinion

ID: 9469985
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:54:08.403011+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:39.861826
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ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
Believing that the district court judgment should be affirmed, I write separately only to emphasize two points. First, although the question is a close one here, I do not believe that our review in this case is governed by the abuse of discretion standard. The district court was called on to interpret the provisions of a consent decree, which is essentially a contract between the parties. See United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co., 420 U.S. 223, 238, 95 S.Ct. 926, 935, 43 L.Ed.2d 148 (1975). Our review of the correctness of the district judge’s interpretation is plenary. See, e.g., White v. Roughton, 689 F.2d 118 (7th Cir.1982). Second, because this court is asked to discern the meaning of a consent decree, not Illinois law, this court’s opinion does not stand as precedent for the proper construction of the Illinois anti-dilution statute, 111. Rev.Stat. ch. 140 § 22 (1981).