Luster v. Ill. Dept. of Corrs., No. 09-4066 (7th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseThe warden at the prison where plaintiff worked suspended him pending discharge and recommended termination after concluding that plaintiff had sexually harassed a female subordinate and had lied about the matter. An independent state agency responsible for hiring and firing unionized employees then had 30 days to act on the recommendation. Instead of objecting, plaintiff resigned and filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 2000e, claiming that the firing was because he is black. The district court entered summary judgment for the employer. The Seventh Circuit affirmed. Plaintiff had no direct evidence of race discrimination and did not show that the stated reasons for termination were pretextual.
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