Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Napolitano
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 2011No. 10-2260PublishedCited by 340 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Herman Nelson, Joel Decatur, Andre Lawson and Ernest Carter were employed by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). In 2007, they filed a six-count employment discrimination suit against DHS. 1 After the district court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss two of the counts, DHS failed to answer the complaint, apparently due to an oversight. In May 2009, the plaintiffs moved for a voluntary dismissal without prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A). The court granted the motion and struck as moot all other pending matters in the case.…
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