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MOFFITT v. ILLINOIS STATE BD. OF EDUC.

No. 99-1222.

236 F.3d 868 (2001)

Kristin K. MOFFITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia L. Hayes (argued), Springfield, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Diane M. Potts (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to FED.R.CIV.P. 41(b), the district court dismissed this employment discrimination case with prejudice after the plaintiff, who was hospitalized for drug and alcohol addiction, failed to appear for trial and her attorney announced that she was not prepared to go forward in her client's absence. Moffitt v. Illinois State Bd. of Educ., 184 F.R.D. 298 (C.D.Ill.1999). The plaintiff appeals, contending that the district...

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