Legal Opinion

Lockhart v. Sullivan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 19, 1991No. 90-1232PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Eloise Lockhart appeals the district court’s dismissal for want of prosecution of her cause of action for employment discrimination. Ms. Lockhart also appeals the district court’s denial of her timely motion to reinstate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e).

I. FACTS

On February 15, 1989, Ms. Lock-hart, an attorney, brought a pro se action against her former employer, the Department of Health and Human Services.1 Ms. Lockhart, a black female, alleged that the Department failed to promote her based on her sex and race. The defendants moved to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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Frank Daniels v. Bernard J. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
Hal Commodity Cycles Management Co., an Arizona Corporation v. Riva KirshCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Nelison Anderson, Harold Davis, David Cain, James Heflin, Ernest Vernon, and Jesse Reason v. United Parcel ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by34 opinions

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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Estate of Herbert CammonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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