United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit alleging sexual discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not produce evidence that any protected conduct was a substantial or motivating factor in the defendant's decision to terminate her employment; 2) plaintiff could not show that her job performance was satisfactory; and 3) plaintiff failed to make a prima facie case of gender discrimination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/07/2007
• Decided 01/16/2008
• Published 01/16/2008

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, ROVNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James P. Baker (argued), Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Degroff (argued), Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, M. Andrew McGuire, Caterpillar Incorporated, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.