Legal Opinion
Lee v. Cook County, Ill.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 2011No. 10-2013, 10-2042, 10-3026PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, three employees of the Cook Country prison system, contend that their employer discriminates against black workers when making promotions. Together with nine other employees, they filed a suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. District Judge Castillo thought that the 12 plaintiffs’ contentions were too disparate to justify joint litigation. He dismissed the complaint without prejudice and told the plaintiffs that they had 40 days to file individual suits.
That order was entered on September 18, 2008, and the time specified in Judge Castillo’s…
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