Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Metro. Water Reclamation Dist. of Greater Chi.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 2019No. 18-3737PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Shaka Freeman, an African-American man who suffers from alcoholism, sued the Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, his former employer, for firing him because of his race and disability. The district court dismissed his complaint for failure to state a claim. See FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6). We conclude, however, that Freeman has pleaded enough to state his discrimination claims, and so we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings with respect to those issues. We affirm with respect to Freeman's contention that the District fired him pursuant to a policy that is…
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