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GERAS v. LAFAYETTE DISPLAY FIXTURES, INC.

No. 83-2728.

742 F.2d 1037 (1984)

Jody Ann GERAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAFAYETTE DISPLAY FIXTURES, INC., Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1984.

As Amended August 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Delmar P. Kuchaes, Chudom & Meyer, Schererville, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Eric L. Kirschner, Galvin, Stalmack & Kirschner, Hammond, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Harold J. Krent, Atty., Appellate Staff, Civil Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for intervenor-appellee.

Before PELL, CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents as a sole issue the constitutionality of a provision of the Federal Magistrate Act of 1979, 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Pub.L. No. 96-82, § 2(2), 93 Stat. 643 (1979), which permits magistrates with the consent of the parties to try civil cases and to enter judgment with respect to them. Jurisdiction for this suit in the district court was based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The plaintiff sued on theories...

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