Legal Opinion
James SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL SCANNING, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 1987No. 86-2951PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
James Smith brought an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1982), against his employer, General Scanning, Inc. (GSI), in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The district court granted GSI’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Smith had failed to establish a prima facie case of age discrimination, and Smith appealed. Because the appellant did not defer first to state remedies by commencing proceedings under the appropriate state law before bringing suit under the ADEA,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Oscar Mayer & Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jacqueline M. Harris, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervenor-Appellant v. Amoco Production Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Chapman v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- 35 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1458, 36 Fair empl.prac.cas. 112, 35 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,614 Wesley N. Heiar, Kenneth I. Strauman, and Myrl E. Brown, Cross-Appellants v. Crawford County, Wisconsin, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Cynthia Gilardi v. Gary Schroeder, D/B/A Gary Schroeder TruckingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- James F. Smith v. General Scanning, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Thomas Schroeder v. Copley Newspaper, D/B/A Waukegan News-Sun, an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Albert I. Stark v. Dynascan Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Frances Husch v. Szabo Food Service CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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