Legal Opinion
Gary S. KIRK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION and Weyerbacher Terrace, Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 1994No. 92-2506PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. is not an insurance policy against unemployment for poor or insubordinate job performance. Rather, it prohibits discrimination in employment, as relevant here, on the basis of race. In this case, Gary Kirk, who is black, sued the Federal Property Management Corporation (“FPMC”) and Weyerbacher Terrace for alleged violations of Title VII. Kirk claimed that the FPMC and Weyerbacher discriminated against him in his former job because of his race. The district court disagreed and granted summary judgment on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Subhash C. MALHOTRA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COTTER & COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Robert H. Palucki v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by49 opinions
- 66 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 981, 65 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,411 Jane Doe and Mr. Jane Doe v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Arthur Oates v. Discovery Zone, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Juana GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INGERSOLL MILLING MACHINE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Barkley E. SAMPLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALDI INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Perdomo v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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