Johnson v. Nestle' USA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION STANLEY JOHNSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19-cv-07119 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood NESTLÉ USA, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In this case brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Plaintiff Stanley Johnson alleges that his former employer, Defendant Nestlé USA (“Nestlé”), discriminated against him on the basis of his race when it declined to advance him to the next stage of an in-house training program. Nestlé has…