Legal Opinion
Thomas Hobgood v. Illinois Gaming Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 2013No. 11-1926PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Thomas Hobgood contends that his employer, the Illinois Gaming Board, and several of its employees retaliated against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a), and the First Amendment. Hobgood was the subject of repeated and intensive investigations that resulted in disciplinary proceedings and termination, though another state agency ultimately ordered that he be reinstated. Hobgood contends he was the target of this treatment because he helped a fellow Board employee and friend, John Gnutek, with his suits…
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