Legal Opinion
Hattie M. Trigg v. Fort Wayne Community Schools
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1985No. 84-1942PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAY, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from the summary judgment granted by the district court to defendant Fort Wayne Community Schools on appeallant’s claim, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for alleged racial and sexual discrimination in her employment. We reverse.
The appellee discharged the appellant from her position as “liaison aide” at the appellee’s “opportunity school” located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, assertedly because of her insubordination and her excessive tardiness or absenteeism. The appellant contends that she was discharged because her supervisor “did not like to work with black…
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