Legal Opinion
Johnnie Sims-Madison v. Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc. (F/k/a Inland Container Corp.)
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 2004No. 03-2752PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Johnnie Sims-Madison is an African-American woman who was employed at Inland Paperboard and Packaging’s Evansville, Indiana, plant until early 2000, when she was fired for fighting with another employee. Sims-Madison brought a Title VII action, and the district court granted summary judgment to Inland. At the same time, the district court also said that it was enforcing a purported settlement agreement the parties had previously reached. Sims-Madison appeals, and we vacate and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
Sims-Madison and a co-worker, Mike Faver, were fired for fighting in…
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