Legal Opinion
Lawrence C. Bieneman, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 1988No. 87-2077PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Per curiam
Lawrence Bieneman filed this case on behalf of a class of other people similarly affected by noise from O’Hare Airport. Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(c)(1) requires a district court to decide “[a]s soon as practicable after the commencement of [the] action” whether it may be maintained on behalf of a class. Some three years went by, and the district judge was ready to rule on the merits. He dealt with the class aspect of the complaint this way, 662 F.Supp. 1297, 1298 n. 1 (N.D.Ill.1987):
[N]o party [to this case or a companion suit] has sought a determination of whether it is appropriate to maintain these…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jorge Gomez v. Illinois State Board of Education and Ted Sanders, in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Superintendent of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Finberg v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Robert L. Glidden v. Chromalloy American Corporation and Allied Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Tommie E. Watkins v. Donald Blinzinger, Dorothy Davis v. Gregory ColerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Peso Chavez and Gregory Lee, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. The Illinois State Police, Terrance W. Gainer, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Illinois State Police, Michael Snyders, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Police Operation Valkyrie Coordinator, Edward Kresl, Individually and in His Official Capacity as District Commander of the Illinois State Police, and Larry Thomas, Daniel Gillette, Craig Graham, Robert P. Cessna, Robert Lauterbach, and Dale Fraher, Officers of the Illinois State Police, in Their Individual CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- William Howe v. City of AkronCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Coniston Corporation v. Village of Hoffman EstatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Delvin C. Payton v. County of KaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Gooch v. Life Investors Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
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