Legal Opinion
Albert Dicenso v. Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Christina L. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 1996No. 95-2940PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This case raises the question of whether one incident of harassment was sufficiently egregious to create a hostile environment sex discrimination cause of action under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) thought it was not, but the Housing and Urban Development (“HUD” or “the Department”) Secretary’s Designee disagreed, and remanded the case to the ALJ for a determination of damages. On remand, the ALJ awarded Christina Brown $5,000 in compensatory damages, assessed a $5,000 civil penalty, and entered injunctive relief. The…
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