Legal Opinion
Baker v. Runyon
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 1, 1996No. 95 C 4257PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
BOBRICK, United States Magistrate Judge.
Before the court is the motion of defendant Marvin T. Runyon to strike the claim of plaintiff Mitzi Baker for punitive damages.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff filed her complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. (“1964 Act”), and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981a, et seq. (“1991 Act”), alleging sex discrimination and retaliation. She seeks both compensatory and punitive damages against her employer, the United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”). The only issue defendant presents in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Aleia L. Robinson v. Marvin T. Runyon, Postmaster General, United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Ausfeldt v. RunyonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1997
- Luttrell v. RunyonDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1998
- Wainwright v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
- Jense v. RunyonDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1998
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