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· 1/8/1979

Ross v. Indiana

Citations

  • 439 U.S. 1080
  • 99 S. Ct. 862

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting interrogatories as “overbroad” because they contained “no limitations as to time, job category, and type of practice at issue”
  • dismissing a plaintiff’s disparate impact claim based on a failure to allege a facially neutral policy or practice
  • interrogatories seeking information regarding prior discrimination charges against defendant properly limited as to time, type of action or discrimination complained of, or job category
  • plaintiff was permitted to propound interrogatories seeking information relating to prior instances of discrimination within certain parameters
  • interrogatories were overbroad because they contained “no limitations with respect to time, type of action complained of ..., or type of discrimination alleged____”
  • plaintiffs entitled to district-wide rather than merely facility-wide discovery where defendants made no showing that decisions were made at facility level, nor did defendants demonstrate hardship of complying with district-wide requests

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