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Case Name
Dumas v. Sentinel Mortg. Corp.
FH-IL-0002
Docket / Court
02-CV-05255 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Case Summary
Plaintiff filed suit on July 24, 2002, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant advertised loans to help pay tax ...
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Plaintiff filed suit on July 24, 2002, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant advertised loans to help pay tax liability, but that when Plaintiff contacted Defendant she was told that she could only obtain a loan for home improvements. On November 26, 2003, U.S. District Court Judge Robert W. Gettleman granted the Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff's two federal claims and dismissed the pendant state law claim without prejudice. Dumas v. Sentinel Mortg. Corp., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21684 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 26, 2003). Judge Gettleman found that the Plaintiff adduced no evidence that the Defendant had discriminated against her or against African-Americans in general.
Andrew Nash - 06/02/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Discrimination-area
Lending
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
General
Funding
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
State law
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Sentinel Mortgage Corporation
Plaintiff Description
African American citizen of the United States and doing business in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
Yes
Prevailing Party
Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Filed
07/24/2002
Case Closing Year
2003
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
11/26/2003
1:02-cv-05255
FH-IL-0002-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Ill.
07/24/2002
Complaint
FH-IL-0002-0001.pdf
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N.D. Ill.
11/26/2003
Judgment in a Civil Case
FH-IL-0002-0003.pdf
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N.D. Ill.
12/26/2003
Memorandum Opinion and Order
(2003 WL 22859807 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 21684)
FH-IL-0002-0002.pdf
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LEXIS
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Judges
Gettleman, Robert William
(N.D. Ill.)
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FH-IL-0002-0001 | FH-IL-0002-0002 | FH-IL-0002-9000
Schenkier, Sidney I.
(N.D. Ind.)
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FH-IL-0002-0001
Defendant's Lawyers
Pioli, Victor J.
(Illinois)
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