Applewhite v. Deere & Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION JAMAAL APPLEWHITE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:18-cv-04106-SLD-JEH ) DEERE & COMPANY, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Plaintiff Jamaal Applewhite brings suit alleging that Defendant Deere & Company, Inc. (“Deere”) violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601–54. Applewhite was granted in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status in October 2018, see Oct. 11, 2018 Minute Entry, based on his Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (“IFP Application”), ECF No. 4. The…