United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit alleging race and sex discrimination against the Sheriff of Cook County, judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where the district court committed reversible error in instructing the jury on the Ellerth/Faragher affirmative defense portion of plaintiff's Title VII claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/01/2006
• Decided 07/16/2007
• Published 07/16/2007

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey I. Cummings (argued), Sharon K. Legenza, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald R. Hallsten, Jr., (argued), Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.