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· 3/10/1941

Joliet & C. R. Co. v. United States

Citations

  • 118 F.2d 174
  • 26 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 658
  • 1941 U.S. App. LEXIS 3961

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  • holding that the district court erred by not considering evidence of alleged retaliatory acts where the plaintiff \related facts to the EEOC which would have prompted an investigation into retaliation\
  • noting that a broader reading is compelled where a plaintiff is unrepresented by an attorney
  • noting that a broader reading is compelled where a plaintiff is unrepresented by an attorney
  • stating that courts generally require “some significant showing of prejudice” to deny a plaintiff leave to amend a complaint
  • finding that filing a motion for leave to amend after “both the discovery deadline and the dispositive motion deadline had passed” was “undue”
  • finding that an amendment to a complaint after the close of discovery and submission of summary judgment motion would cause “significant prejudice” to defendants

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Judges: Kerner, Major

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