Legal Opinion
Craig Penn v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 2001No. 19-1343PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Craig Penn worked as a server at Ryan’s Family Steak Houses (Ryan’s) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1996 until 1998. After he was fired, he filed this suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alleging that he had been subjected to a hostile work environment at Ryan’s and that he was fired in retaliation for his complaints about the harassment. In the district court, Ryan’s filed a motion seeking to stay the case and compel arbitration, alleging that Penn was bound by an arbitration agreement he signed when he applied for his job at Ryan’s. The district…
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