Legal Opinion
Patterson v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 1980No. 79-1139PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge. .
The following issues are raised in this appeal: (1) whether the district court erred in holding that plaintiff’s suit was not properly maintainable as a class action; (2) whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment against plaintiff on several claims of discrimination by his employer and on his claim of inadequate representation by his union;1 and (3) whether the district court erred in dismissing under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) plaintiff’s claim of discrimination which did go to trial. We answer all of these questions in the negative…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by136 opinions
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