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IN RE BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

No. 01-8038.

279 F.3d 419 (2002)

In re BEMIS COMPANY, INC., Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Krukowski (submitted), Krukowski & Costello, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner.

Jamie D. Prenkert (submitted), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Rule 23(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes us to accept appeals from orders granting or denying motions for class certification in Rule 23 class actions. The EEOC has brought a Title VII suit against Bemis Company on behalf of five named, and a "class" of other, black employees of the company. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981a(a)(1), 2000e-5(f), (g)(1). The complaint seeks compensatory and punitive damages and other relief...

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