Legal Opinion
Gates v. Bd. of Educ. of Chi.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 2019No. 17-3143PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Fred Gates testified that his direct supervisor, Rafael Rivera, addressed him with the N-word twice, and once threatened to write up his "black ass." The district court granted the employer's motion for summary judgment on Gates's claim for a racially hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2. In granting summary judgment for the defendant-employer, the district court noted that Gates faced a high bar, "as '[t]he workplace that is actionable is one that is "hellish." ' " Gates v. Board of Education of the…
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