United States Seventh Circuit

The participation clause of Title VII does not protect plaintiff for filing utterly baseless and bad-faith claims of sexual harassment against his female supervisor; summary judgment was properly granted to defendant on his retaliation claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2004
• Decided 03/04/2004
• Published 03/04/2004

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Catherine J. Trafton (argued), International Union, UAW, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Warner (argued), M. Andrew McGuire, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, Johna G. Anderson, Caterpillar Incorporated, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.