Legal Opinion
Cynthia Taylor and Rebecca Smith v. Hamilton Carmouche, Margaret Felton, and City of Gary, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 2000No. 99-3117PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After Hamilton Carmouche was promoted to Corporation Counsel of Gary, Indiana, he needed to appoint a City Attorney, the No. 2 position. He chose Margaret Felton, which caused an uproar among the secretaries in the office. It was not just that Felton is white, while Car-mouche, most of the other attorneys and staff, and most residents of Gary are black. The problem was that people thought that Felton would be a taskmaster — as she turned out to be (for example, she had a time clock installed). The next year was filled with strife: staff members complained to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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