Legal Opinion
Midwest Community Council, Inc. v. Chicago Park District
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 7, 1983No. 79 C 3187PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum
LEIGHTON, District Judge.
The issue presented is whether this court, on its own motion, should consolidate this case, No. 79 C 3187, for trial with another one on its docket, No. 79 C 2242. Briefs have been filed in which defendants express their agreement with consolidation but plaintiffs object to one joint trial for both cases. The following is a description of the parties, the matter involved, the claims, and a summary of the allegations.
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A. This case, No. 79 C 3187.
This is a civil rights class action filed on August 2, 1979 by eight complainants. One of them, the lead plaintiff,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Florida Everglades on December 29, 1972. Dorothy Gordon, Etc., Joseph Mazur and Rose Mazur, Meryl Adrienne Rubin, Etc., and Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, Their Attorneys v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Steve N. Minguzzi, and Landes, Wingate & Shamis, Their Attorneys v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., and "Plaintiffs' Committee,"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Knauer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by17 opinions
- John E. Johnson and H/w Ann Marie Johnson v. The Celotex Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HenneyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- d'Abrera v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
- Disher v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2007
- King v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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