Legal Opinion
Quinn v. Overnite Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 2001No. 00-2743PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Kevin Quinn, aided by counsel as amicus curiae, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint against his former employer, Overnite Transportation Company. Quinn worked 14 years as a truck driver for Overnite but was fired in January 1998 for what the company said was insubordination.
Because the district court dismissed Quinn’s complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), we must accept his factual allegations as true. See Kennedy v. Nat’l Juvenile Det. Ass’n, 187 F.3d 690, 694 (7th Cir.1999). According to the amended complaint, Quinn was driving to Overnite’s…
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