Jajeh v. County of Cook, No. 11-2331 (7th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDr. Jajeh, a Syrian-born Muslim, became an attending physician at the county hospital in 1991. Starting in about 2002 he had conflicts with another doctor and regularly complained about that doctor. In 2006 he complained that the conflict involved religious and ethnic discrimination. There was no evidence that problems continued after that time. In 2007 extensive budget cuts forced the county to lay off more than 200 physicians, including Dr. Jajeh. Dr. Jajeh brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, claiming that he was subjected to discrimination on the basis of religion and national origin, and terminated in retaliation for his complaints about the discrimination he suffered. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the county, finding no evidence of discrimination or that he was laid off in retaliation for his complaints. The Seventh Circuit affirmed.
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