Legal Opinion

Tennes v. Massachusetts, Department of Revenue

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided May 31, 1990No. 88 C 3304PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CONLON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Joseph Tennes is a former employee of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the Chicago regional office of its Department of Revenue (“the Chicago office”). The Chicago office is primarily involved in conducting tax audits and insuring compliance with Massachusetts tax laws by out-of-state corporations doing business in Massachusetts. The Chicago office audits corporations in the midwest.

Tennes began working for the Commonwealth in 1983. The Commonwealth fired him in 1986 at the age of 58. In his complaint, Tennes alleges that the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  4. New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Roderick LA MONTAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Dailey v. Societe GeneraleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  2. 56 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1664, 57 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,006 Joseph F. Tennes, Cross-Appellant v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Revenue and Stephen W. Kidder, as Commissioner, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Revenue, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Moore v. University of Notre DameDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1998
  4. Coleman v. LaneDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  5. Bilal Ali Salaam, A/K/A Kevin Robinson and Khalil Al-Baaqee Saleem Abdullah, A/K/A Willie Blevins v. A.L. Lockhart, Superintendent of Arkansas Department of Correction, and Larry Norris, Warden, Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction, Bilal Ali Salaam, A/K/A Kevin Robinson and Khalil Al-Baaqee Saleem Abdullah, A/K/A Willie Blevins v. A.L. Lockhart, Superintendent of Arkansas Department of Correction, and Larry Norris, Warden, Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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