Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Forest Preserve District
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 2014No. 13-3147PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
David Campbell appeals the dismissal of a race-discrimination claim he brought against his former employer, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPD), under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court dismissed his claim on the ground that § 1981 does not create a private right of action against state actors. We agree; therefore, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Campbell formerly worked as a laborer at the Cermak Family Aquatic Center in Lyons, Illinois, a facility operated by the FPD. In September 2010, however, a security camera recorded him having sex with a coworker in the…
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