Dist. Ct. did not abuse its discretion in granting plaintiff's motion for 2-day extension of time to file notice of appeal, where: (1) plaintiff explained delay by stating that he was out of town on business trip, and that his mail had been re-routed due to recent move; (2) Dist. Ct. could look to lack of prejudice when resolving request; and (3) plaintiff provided plausible bases for granting his extension request. As to merits, Dist. Ct. could properly dismiss instant complaint on claim preclusion/res judicata grounds, where Dist. Ct. in 2017 had rejected identical lawsuit filed by plaintiff that asserted that Illinois's bigamy laws were unconstitutional under First Amendment and found that defendant lacked standing to challenge Illinois's adultery and fornication statutes, where such laws were no longer being enforced.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Res Judicata