Legal Opinion

Tramble v. Converters Ink Company

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 15, 1972No. 72 C 30PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILL, District Judge.

Plaintiff’s complaint, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331,1332 (a) (1) and 1343(4), alleges that he was discharged from defendant’s employ because of his race and because of his stated intention to raise certain issues of discrimination with the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission and with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The plaintiff seeks reinstatement, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. The defendant has moved to dismiss.

The defendant bases its motion on the grounds that 42 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Wheeldin v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Denny Lee LONDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOPERS & LYBRAND, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  2. Emmet WINDSOR, Appellant, v. BETHESDA GENERAL HOSPITAL and Servicemaster Hospital Corporation, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. Van Hoomissen v. Xerox CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1973
  4. Miller v. Doctor's General HospitalDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1977
  5. Garcia v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical CenterDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978

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