Legal Opinion
Everett v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 2011No. 10-1975PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Carol Everett sued Cook County, alleging that the County’s decision to lay her off (and retain another employee instead) was predicated on her Caucasian ethnicity, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and her apolitical status, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Shakman decree. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Cook County, finding that Everett failed to point to evidence that tended to show any discriminatory animus by the County. We affirm.
I. Background
Everett began working as a dentist at Cook County’s Cermak Health…
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