Brand et al v. Comcast Corporation, Inc.
Plaintiff: James Brand, Marvin Cooper, Harold Gunn, Kevin Jackson, Michael Dickens, Isaiah Elder, Donald Hart, Shannon Jordan, Sherman Peterson, Cyrus Robinson and Tim Wharton
Defendant: Comcast Corporation, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2011cv08471
Filed: November 28, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Matthew F. Kennelly
Nature of Suit: Employment
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 451
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 13, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 150 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 11/13/2015: For the reasons stated in the accompanying decision, the Court denies plaintiffs' motion to amend the Court's class certification order [dkt. no. 132]. The case is set for a status hearing on 11/30/2015 at 8:45 AM to discuss the trial, its anticipated length, and any proceedings to take place between now and the trial. Lead trial counsel are directed to appear. (mk)
July 5, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 100 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 7/5/2014: For the reasons stated in the accompanying decision, the Court grants plaintiffs' motion for class certification in part 49 . The Court certifies plaintiffs ' proposed hostile work environment class, currently defined as including all current and former African American employees at the 112th Street facility during the period January 1, 2005 and the present, subject only to the issue of which superv isors or managers should be excluded, a matter the Court will determine promptly. Each side's position paper on that point is to be filed by July 14, 2014. The Court otherwise denies plaintiffs' motion. The Court also denies the parties' motions to strike or bar the reports, declarations, and testimony of witnesses Campion 61 , Siskin 92 , Kelly 78 , and Blank 63 . Finally, the case is set for a status hearing on July 17, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. (mk)
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Plaintiff: James Brand
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Plaintiff: Michael Dickens
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Plaintiff: Donald Hart
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Plaintiff: Shannon Jordan
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Plaintiff: Sherman Peterson
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Plaintiff: Cyrus Robinson
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Plaintiff: Tim Wharton
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