Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Smith
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 30, 1992No. 92 C 5495PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Tina Johnson and members of her family (collectively “Johnsons”) have sued a number of defendants whom they charge with responsibility for a cross-burning in the yard outside of Johnsons’ residence and for the related breaking of one of the windows in their home. Although several state law claims are included in Johnsons’ First Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) under the principles of supplemental jurisdiction embodied in 28 U.S.C. § 1367, federal jurisdiction is invoked under two of the post-Civil-War Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. §§ 1982…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610 v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. American Family Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Connie M. Tolle v. Carroll Touch, Incorporated, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Amp Incorporated, Formerly Known as Carroll Touch Technology CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Shaare Tefila Congregation v. CobbSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Xiangyuan (Sue) Zhu v. Countrywide Realty, Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 2001
- Whisby-Myers v. KiekenappDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
- Xiangyuan (Sue) Zhu v. Countrywide Realty, Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 2001
- Lawrence v. Courtyards at Deerwood Ass'n, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2004
- Gourlay v. Forest Lake Estates Civic Ass'nDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2003
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