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Yellow Freight Syst. v. Donnelly, 494 U.S. 820 (1990)
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Yellow Freight Syst. v. Donnelly, 494 U.S. 820 (1990)
Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly No. 89-431 Argued Feb. 28, 1990 Decided April 17, 1990 494 U.S. 820
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
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After respondent filed a charge against petitioner alleging employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued her a Notice of Right to Sue, which did not identify the forum in which she might sue, but did advise her that she must bring suit within 90 days. Within that period, she filed a complaint in an Illinois county court, alleging that petitioner had discriminated against her on the basis of her sex in violation of the State Human Rights Act. After petitioner filed a motion to dismiss -- and outside the 90-day period -- respondent moved to amend her complaint to allege that the facts already pleaded also constituted a violation of Title VII. Petitioner removed the case to the Federal District Court and moved to dismiss, contending that, because the state court lacked jurisdiction over a Title VII claim, the original filing in state court could not toll the 90-day period. The District Court rejected this contention and, after a trial on the merits, entered judgment for respondent which the Court of Appeals affirmed.
Held: Federal courts do not have exclusive jurisdiction over Title VII actions. The fact that Title VII contains no language that expressly confines jurisdiction to federal courts or ousts state courts of their jurisdiction is strong evidence that Congress did not intend to divest state courts of concurrent jurisdiction. Although most legislators, judges, and administrators who have been involved in the enactment and interpretation of Title VII may have expected that such litigation would be processed exclusively in federal courts, such anticipation cannot overcome the presumption, recently reaffirmed in Tafflin v. Levitt, 493 U.S. 455, that state courts have the inherent authority, and are competent, to adjudicate federal claims. Pp. 823-826.
874 F.2d 402 (C.A.7 1989), affirmed.
STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Yellow Freight Syst. v. Donnelly, 494 U.S. 820 (1990) in 494 U.S. 820 494 U.S. 821. Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7M9ZWIPEHKRSPYI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Yellow Freight Syst. v. Donnelly, 494 U.S. 820 (1990), in 494 U.S. 820, page 494 U.S. 821. Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7M9ZWIPEHKRSPYI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Yellow Freight Syst. v. Donnelly, 494 U.S. 820 (1990). cited in 1990, 494 U.S. 820, pp.494 U.S. 821. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7M9ZWIPEHKRSPYI.
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