Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Groot Industries, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 7, 2002No. 01 C 1731PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GOTTSCHALL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Anderson Hawkins and Lawrence Woodfork, both African Americans, filed a class action complaint against their former employers, Groot Industries, Inc. (“Groot”), and Groot Recycling and Waste Services, Inc. (“Groot Recycling”), alleging racial and national origin harassment and discrimination in violation of Title VII of the CM Rights of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Now before the court is plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint, adding Hispanic plaintiffs. For the following reasons, the motion is granted in part and denied…
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