Barbara Wells v. Winnebago County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Barbara Wells worked as a “computer navigator’’ at . the . Winnebago County courthouse. Her job was to help litigants who lack counsel deal with the judicial system’s requirements, She contends in this suit that before her departure to take what she thought would be a better job, state and county officials discriminated against her on the basis of her race (she is black) 'and disability (she suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome). The district court granted summary judgment to the County, giving two reasons: first, any discrimination was attributable' to state…
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