Albert BAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO, FIRE & BURGLARY DETECTION, INC., Defendant-Appellee

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises the question of whether the instant action commenced under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was properly disposed of on a motion for summary judgment.

I

Plaintiff filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on June 3, 1971 alleging that on or about June 1, 1971 he had been discharged from his employment with Chicago Fire & Burglary Detection, Inc. (the “company”) by reason of the fact that he was a member of the Jewish religion.

On September 1, 1971, the company issued a check to plaintiff in connection with a proceeding…