Legal Opinion
Baz v. Walters
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1986No. 85-1110PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Franklin Baz, formerly a chaplain of the United States Veterans Administration (V.A.), brought suit against two of his superiors at the V.A. Medical Center in Danville, Illinois and the V.A. administrator, alleging disparate treatment in employment on the basis of religion. He sought reinstatement and backpay under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and damages under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The district court found that Reverend Baz had not carried his ultimate burden of…
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