Legal Opinion
Jacqueline Johnson v. Chicago Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 2013No. 12-3588, 12-3906PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Per curiam
Jacqueline Johnson filed this employment-discrimination suit against her former employer, Chicago’s school system. The district court granted her motion to appear informa pauperis and set a status hearing for October 18, 2012. The order setting the date warned Johnson that failure to appear could result in the suit’s immediate dismissal. Johnson did not appear, and the district judge dismissed the suit forthwith for lack of prosecution. Johnson immediately filed a motion to reinstate, contending that she had not been notified of the October 18 hearing. The judge denied this motion, observing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Kasalo v. Harris & Harris, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Charles Kruger v. Kenneth S. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Leroy Bolt v. Robert Loy and Village of Winthrop HarborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Nelson v. SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
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