Legal Opinion
Gatlin v. Jewel Food Stores
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 28, 1988No. 88 C 761PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Terence Gatlin (“Gatlin”) has sued his ex-employer Jewel Food Stores (“Jewel”), asserting:
1. a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“Section 1981”) and
2. a pendent state law claim for slander.
Jewel has moved for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 56. For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, its motion is denied as to the Section 1981 claim but granted on the slander count.
Facts 1
As is seldom the situation in a case tendered for summary consideration, the parties present two widely varying…
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