NELSON v. CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT CO.

No. 87-1039.

878 F.2d 198 (1989)

Terry L. NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexandra de saint Phalle, Londrigan, Potter & Randle, P.C., Roger Ryan, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Reed Roesler, Keck, Mahin & Cate, William L. Kasley, Cen. Illinois Light Co., Peoria, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before WOOD, Jr., RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Terry L. Nelson, filed a complaint in state court alleging that he had been discharged from his job in retaliation for having filed a claim under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act. Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 48, paras. 138.1-138.30. The defendant-appellee, Central Illinois Light Company (CILCO), filed a petition for removal to federal court and then filed a motion to dismiss. The case was referred to a magistrate who recommended...

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