Butler v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DAROLD BUTLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 21 C 4472 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall INDIANA HARBOR BELT ) RAILROAD CO., ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Darold Butler was employed by Defendant Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (“Indiana Harbor”) as a locomotive engineer from 2015 until he was terminated in August 2018. Butler initiated this lawsuit against Indiana Harbor, bringing claims of employment discrimination and violations of the collective bargaining agreement governing his…