Legal Opinion

Willie Luther DARDEN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO., Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 30, 1986No. 83-3171PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Willie Luther Darden, Jr. filed a racial discrimination suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Illinois Bell Telephone Company after he was discharged from his position as a remittance processing clerk. Darden’s Title VII complaint was filed pro se, and the district court subsequently denied his motion for appointment of counsel. Some months later, the district court granted summary judgment to Illinois Bell on two of Darden’s three claims; the parties entered into a settlement agreement with respect to the third claim.1 Darden now appeals the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
Leonard McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
Aljoe Poindexter v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
Payton Randle v. Victor Welding Supply Company and Norman Carlson, Director of Federal IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by38 opinions

Susan B. CASTNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLORADO SPRINGS CABLEVISION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
William Lee Howland v. William Kilquist and Gene TruittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Arlene Otis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
Eldridge Lovelace v. Linda DallCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Frederick GADSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CONCORD HOSPITAL, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992

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