Legal Opinion
David Ballance v. City of Springfield, Illinois Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 2005No. 04-3410PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
David Ballanee, a former police officer, sued the Springfield Police Department for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., for matters arising from his termination. The issue before us is whether the district court erred by finding that no genuine issue of material fact existed for trial on Ballance’s reverse race discrimination claim. We find that although Ballanee has established his prima facie case, he has failed to satisfy his burden of showing that the police department’s legitimate, nondiscriminatory…
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