Jackie B. Allen v. Frank Muriello, Marie B. Kruse, and Oak Park Housing Authority

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Jackie Allen is an innocent man. But in processing his application for federal housing assistance, the Oak Park Housing Authority treated him otherwise. After background checks revealed what the Authority said was a disqualifying criminal record, it suspended Allen’s application and discouraged him from attempting to clear his name. Because Allen believed this treatment sharply contrasted with the way the Authority handled white applicants who found themselves in similar circumstances, he sued under Title VIII of the Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil…