Legal Opinion
Van Houdnos v. Evans
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided January 21, 1986No. 81-3304PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MILLS, District Judge:
Sex discrimination employment case.
Judgment directed for the Defendant— notwithstanding the jury’s verdict for the Plaintiff.
Plaintiff brought this cause of action alleging that six employees of the Illinois State Museum acted and conspired to deny her employment because of her sex in contravention of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. Prior to trial, the Court denied Defendants’ joint motion for summary judgment on the ground that Plaintiff’s allegations, if supported by the evidence, might establish liability under the civil rights statutes. The Court,…
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