Legal Opinion
Ortega v. Merit Insurance
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 31, 1977No. 76 C 2314, 76 C 2638PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
These are two related actions alleging a discriminatory pricing scheme for the sale of credit property insurance. In No. 76 C 2314, plaintiff, a “brown-skinned resident alien of Hispanic (Mexican) origin”, sues for declaratory and injunctive relief and monetary damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981. In No. 76 C 2638, plaintiff, a Spanish-surnamed citizen of the United States, sues for similar relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982. Motions to dismiss have been filed in each case. For the reasons herein stated, we deny in part and grant in part the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Takahashi v. Fish & Game CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Tillman v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
- James G. CARIDDI, Appellant, v. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOOTBALL CLUB, INC., and Robert M. Wachter, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Garcia v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical CenterDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
- Hernandez v. United Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
- Jeetendra Bhandari v. First National Bank of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Carrillo v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
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