Legal Opinion
Nelison Anderson, Harold Davis, David Cain, James Heflin, Ernest Vernon, and Jesse Reason v. United Parcel Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 1990No. 89-3422PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
“Contumacious — perverse in resisting authority, stubbornly disobedient.” 1 That is the word that the district judge used to describe the conduct of the plaintiffs and their attorneys. Because we cannot say that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs’ suit, we affirm.
The plaintiffs are “supervisors” at United Parcel Service, more commonly known as “UPS.” The plaintiffs desire to become UPS “managers,” but assert that the company has passed them over for promotion because of their race. At the district court, the parties hotly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Roland v. Salem Contract Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of Pyramid Energy, Ltd., Debtor-Appellant v. Heyl & Patterson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Kimball H. Ladien, M.D. v. Boris Astrachan, Gloria Jackson Bacon, and James BarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Peso Chavez and Gregory Lee, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. The Illinois State Police, Terrance W. Gainer, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Illinois State Police, Michael Snyders, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Police Operation Valkyrie Coordinator, Edward Kresl, Individually and in His Official Capacity as District Commander of the Illinois State Police, and Larry Thomas, Daniel Gillette, Craig Graham, Robert P. Cessna, Robert Lauterbach, and Dale Fraher, Officers of the Illinois State Police, in Their Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Gary McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In re Bluestein & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Eric R. Meyer and Gordon O. Hoff, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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