Court Opinion

ID: 9480478
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 07:49:03.363638+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:47:42.803251
License: Public Domain

FLAUM, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the majority’s comments regarding rule 54(b). With respect to the conduct of attorney John L. Gubbins on this appeal, I am of the view that his less than commendable performance in this matter should not presently be the subject of renewed disciplinary proceedings or published commentary. I arrive at this conclusion based on the contents of the pleadings *315before us, recognizing Mr. Gubbins’ uneven track record before this tribunal. (See In re: Gubbins, 890 F.2d 30, 32-34 (7th Cir.1989)).
While a widely circulated warning to a member of the bar may be appropriate in certain settings, in my judgment an unpublished admonition, the imposition of costs and possibly attorney’s fees would have served better in this instance. I, therefore, do not deem this opinion a necessary arena in which to address the specifics of this particular counsel’s admittedly unsatisfactory appellate advocacy.