United States Seventh Circuit

In an employee's suit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff provided no evidence that she had complied with the requirement to file a charge of racial discrimination with the EEOC prior to bringing a Title VII claim; and 2) plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to establish that a similarly situated white employee was treated more favorably, and thus failed to make out a prima facie case in her 42 U.S.C. section 1981 claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/08/2008
• Decided 08/19/2008
• Published 08/19/2008

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, COFFEY, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Meghan Uzzi Lehner, Christopher S. Wolcott (argued), Haskin, Lauter, Larue & Gzbbons, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Craig M. Borowski (argued), Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.