Pamela McKinney v. Jeh Johnson, No. 16-1624 (7th Cir. 2016)
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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 Argued October 6, 2016 Decided October 7, 2016 Before No. 16- 1624 DIANE P. WOOD, Chief Judge FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge DANIEL A. MANION, Circuit Judge PAMELA MCKINNEY, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. JEH C. JOHNSON, Secretary of Homeland Security, Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 12 C 220 Edmond E. Chang, Judge. Order Pamela McKinney contends that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ter- minated her employment in retaliation for a complaint about discrimination. After a tri- al, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. McKinney asks for another trial on the grounds that one juror was biased, that one witness contradicted evidence given under oath before the trial, and that her two retained attorneys were incompetent. McKinney presented all three contentions to the district judge, who rejected them in a careful opin- ion. 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35696 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 21, 2016). After considering McKinney’s No. 16- 1624 Page 2 briefs and oral argument, we do not find any legal error or abuse of discretion in that decision. For substantially the reasons given by the district judge, the decision is AFFIRMED.
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