Huri v. Office of the Chief Judge, Cook County, No. 12-2217 (7th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseIn 2000, Huri began working at the Circuit Court of Cook County. Her manner of dress marked her as a follower of Islam. Huri is from Saudi Arabia. From 2002-2010, she worked as a child care attendant—the only one who was an Arab, and the only one who was a Muslim— under McCullum, a devout (and allegedly vocal) Christian. Huri filed internal complaints regarding McCullum’s behavior. McCullum became aware of those complaints and told Huri that the Chief Judge’s Office was uninterested in — and tired of—Huri’s complaints. McCullum apparently complained about Huri. In2010, Huri was transferred to the Court Reporters’ Office, where, Huri alleges, she was also treated badly and subject to retaliation for filing Equal Employment Opportunity complaints. The district court dismissed Huri’s suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e and under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated. The Seventh CIrcuit reversed, concluding that Huri had stated a claim of hostile work environment and that Huri’s superiors were not protected by qualified immunity.
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