Legal Opinion
Rosie WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS, INC., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 1988No. 87-2357PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Rosie Williams appeals from the district court’s order entering summary judgment in favor of Williams Electronics, Inc. in a racial discrimination case Williams brought under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. We affirm.
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In November, 1983, Williams Electronics, Inc. laid off Rosie Williams, a black woman, from her position as an electronics technician in Williams Electronics’ engineering department. This layoff was part of a November 4, 1983, reduction in force (RIF) occasioned by operating losses Williams Electronics suffered from a strong…
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