United States Seventh Circuit

In an employment discrimination dispute, the district court erred when it dismissed plaintiffs' suit on the theory that a husband and wife could not logically both maintain claims based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against a single employer in one action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/15/2004
• Decided 08/26/2005
• Published 08/26/2005

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stanley H. Jakala (argued), Berwyn, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephanie Dodge Gournis (argued), Stephanie L. Dodge, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.