Legal Opinion

Dean A. MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALLIS-CHALMERS, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 5, 1985No. 84-2692PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Per curiam

Dean A. Matthews appeals from the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment along with an award of costs to his former employer, Allis-Chalmers. Matthews had brought suit against Allis-Chalmers alleging that the company had violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1982), in terminating him in 1982. The district court, 614 F.Supp. 11, held that Matthews had failed to establish a prima facie case of age discrimination. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.

I. Facts

Allis-Chalmers hired Matthews as a designer in 1957. During his…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  4. Roderick LA MONTAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Thor C. LAUGESEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the ANACONDA COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Charles DALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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  3. Jonah Oxman v. Wls-TvCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. DeValk Lincoln Mercury, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Valley Liquors, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Renfield Importers, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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