Legal Opinion

Vivian J. Smart v. Ball State University

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 15, 1996No. 95-3106PublishedCited by 463 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Vivian Smart is a tree surgeon. Before assuming that position she was in a three-year tree surgeon training program. In this suit she claims that early in the training program she was subjected to retaliation by her employer, Ball State University, in response to a sex discrimination charge she previously filed with the EEOC. She lost the suit on summary judgment in the district court, and we now consider her appeal.

Vivian (considering others we will meet in this case, particularly Wayne and DeWayne Hammons, our opinion will be an easier read if we use first…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Ernest L. Crady v. Liberty National Bank and Trust Company of Indiana, Steve Richards, Branch Administrator, and Jack Ragland, Chief Executive OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Thomas FLAHERTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Collins v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Michael N. Williams v. Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by463 opinions

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  3. Judy G. Morris v. Oldham County Fiscal Court John W. Black, County Judge/executive Brent LikinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  4. 74 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 359, 71 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,983 Carmen L. Robinson Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jr., Wife and Husband v. City of Pittsburgh, Earl Buford, Craig B. Edwards James N. DickersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  5. Mack Davis v. Town of Lake Park, Florida, a Florida Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001

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