Hollins v. Hoechst Celanese Corp.

ORDER

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to hold the plaintiff’s jury demand insufficient. The plaintiff claims are premised upon Title VII and 42 U.S.C. Section 1981. Although the plaintiff clearly is not entitled to a jury trial on his Title VII claim, the defendants maintain that the plaintiff has waived his right to a jury trial on his section 1981 claim because he did not serve a jury demand on the defendants in accordance with Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiff’s position is that checking the “Yes” box next to “Jury…