Arlene Otis v. City of Chicago

Although I am convinced that we should accept jurisdiction over this appeal and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Otis’ case, I write separately to address two aspects of the court’s opinion with which I cannot agree. First, I believe the court’s discussion of the allegedly conflicting lines of authority in this circuit exaggerates the extent of any differences in orn-eases. And second, I am uncomfortable with the court’s comments on the practice of dismissing eases with leave to reinstate in the Northern District of Illinois.

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