United States Seventh Circuit

Gay employee's harassment claims, predicated solely upon his sexual preference and not his gender, were insufficient to state a Title VII harassment claim, and employer's temporary assignment of plaintiff to a different task was "a mere inconvenience" insufficient to support retaliation claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2000
• Decided 11/03/2000
• Published 11/03/2000

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bradley W. Wartman (argued), Andjelkovich & Associates, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Ward (argued), Berkowitz, Feldmiller, Stanton, Brandt, Williams & Stanton, Kansas City, MO, James F. Best, Best, Mangan & Langhenry, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.