United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit against a government agency alleging violation of Title VII and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) based on the Supreme Court's decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., several of plaintiff's claims are time-barred; 2) plaintiff did not establish a prima facie case of discrimination since he did not present any evidence of similarly situated employees of a different race that were promoted and who were not better qualified than plaintiff; and 3) plaintiff failed to offer any direct evidence that the agency retaliated against him for filing a discrimination complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2007
• Decided 08/27/2007
• Published 08/27/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan C. Goldman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brett E. Legner (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Evelyn R. Pacino, Maisel & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.