Chrishaunda Banks files employment civil rights lawsuit against Walmart in Illinois

Chrishaunda Banks is identified as the plaintiff in a civil rights employment case filed against Walmart that was docketed March 3, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The action is listed on the federal docket as Banks v. Walmart and carries case number 1:26-cv-02366.

The filing in the Northern District of Illinois classifies the matter under Civil Rights - Employment, placing the dispute on a federal civil rights track rather than a state labor docket. The case number 1:26-cv-02366 will be the reference for all subsequent filings, motions, and scheduling entries tied to Banks v. Walmart in that court.

The complaint names Walmart as the defendant and identifies Banks as the plaintiff in the caption, establishing the formal party alignment for the federal action. The docket entry dated March 3, 2026, is the initiating record that begins the court’s case file for this dispute in Chicago’s federal court system.

Because the matter is recorded in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, all procedural steps and any hearings will proceed under that court’s calendar and local rules. The single docket identifier, 1:26-cv-02366, will be used by clerks, counsel, and litigants to track pleadings, responses, and scheduling orders as the case advances.

The classification as Civil Rights - Employment signals the legal framework under which Banks brought the claim on March 3, 2026, but the initial docket information does not set out detailed allegations or relief sought beyond that categorization. The caption Banks v. Walmart and the docket number 1:26-cv-02366 are the concrete public markers now associated with the action in the Northern District of Illinois.