United States Seventh Circuit

In an action alleging racial discrimination for being fired under the company's non-fraternization policy, summary judgment for the defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to proffer enough evidence that he was fired for being involved in an interracial relationship; 2) plaintiff failed to show indirectly that intra-racial couples who were in violation of the policy were treated more favorably since they were not similarly situated; 3) derogatory remarks made by co-workers were not connected with the decision to fire him; and 4) plaintiff failed to show that defendant did not apply the non-fraternization policy uniformly.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/25/2008
• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen A. DeLaney (argued), DeLaney & DeLaney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary R. Clark (argued), Quarles & Brady, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.