Legal Opinion
Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 7, 2015No. 15 C 7256PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Gary Scott Feinerman, United States District Judge
After being turned down for a job, Gregory Williams filed this putative class action, which alleges violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Doc. 1. Defendants made Williams an offer of judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68, Doc. 62-1, Williams *498moved to strike the offer, Doc. 69, and the court denied the motion, Doc. 77. This opinion explains that decision.
Rule 68 allows the defendant in a civil suit to make a settlement offer in the form of “an offer to allow…
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