Legal Opinion
Lisa Dunn v. Washington County Hospital and Thomas J. Coy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 17, 2005No. 05-1277PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
For several years, Lisa Dunn worked as a nurse at Washington County Hospital in Nashville, Illinois. It is a small hospital, with only 59 beds, so members of the staff must be able to work well together; antagonists cannot be separated readily. Dunn contends in this suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and other federal statutes) that Thomas J. Coy, the head of obstetric and emergency services, made life miserable for her and other women on the staff. Details do not matter for current purposes. The district court assumed that Dunn encountered…
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