Opinion
No. 03-2184.
February 3, 2005.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 02 C 3002. Ronald A. Guzman, Judge.
Thomas J. Westgard, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
John S. Letchinger, Wildman, Harrold, Allen Dixon, Daniel M. Feeney, Miller, Shakman Hamilton, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before KANNE, Circuit Judge, EVANS, Circuit Judge, WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
Upon consideration of the petition for rehearing and petition for rehearing en banc, filed on October 1, 2004, by plaintiff-appellant,
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for rehearing is GRANTED and the opinion and judgment issued on September 21, 2004, are VACATED.
Further, supplemental briefing is ORDERED and should be directed to the following question: Should Baltimore Orioles, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Players Ass'n, 805 F.2d 663, 674-79 (7th Cir. 1986) remain the controlling law in this circuit in light of Brown v. Ames, 201 F.3d 654 (5th Cir. 2000); Landham v. Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., 227 F.3d 619 (6th Cir. 2000); and, Downing v. Abercrombie Fitch, 265 F.3d 994 (9th Cir. 2001)?
The supplemental briefs are limited to 15 pages. The supplemental briefs of the appellant and appellees are due by February 24, 2005.