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In re African-American Slave Descendants' Litigation

United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois

272 F.Supp.2d 755 (N.D. Ill. 2003)

Civil Procedure
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Descendants of former slaves (plaintiffs) sued various corporate defendants over historical involvement in slavery, and moved to have the court appoint a mediator; the defendants objected, and each had filed motions to dismiss the underlying claims.

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Whether a court has discretion to appoint a mediator over a party's objection under the court's inherent powers.

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