Legal Opinion
Carmelo Melendez v. Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1996No. 94-3496PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Carmelo Melendez filed a complaint in district court, alleging the defendant, Illinois Bell Telephone Company (“Illinois Bell”), violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) by engaging in discriminatory hiring practices. The district court entered summary judgment against the plaintiff on his ADEA claim, but the § 1981 and Title VII claims, based on race discrimination, proceeded to trial. As a sanction for discovery abuses, the district court barred defendant’s sole expert witness from testifying. The § 1981 disparate…
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