United States Seventh Circuit

Even if the employer's stated reasons for failing to promote an employee are foolish or wrong, the employee must still show that the employer did not actually believe the reasons in order to prove that they were pretextual.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2001
• Decided 07/20/2001
• Published 07/20/2001

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William N. Ivers (argued), Stewart & Irwin, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter J. Rusthoven (argued), Michael Moffatt, Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.