Legal Opinion
Susan Kuttner v. John Zaruba
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 2016No. 14-3812PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Susan Kuttner was fired from her job as a DuPage County deputy sheriff after she wore her uniform and badge while trying *972to collect on a loan for a friend. She sued the sheriff alleging that she was fired because of her sex. There’s no direct evidence of sex discrimination, so Kuttner’s lawyer embarked on a protracted fishing expedition in search of possible comparators to try to mount a case under the rubric of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973). Using an overbroad understanding of “similarly situated” employees, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- William Radue v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Hedrick G. Humphries v. Cbocs West, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Doris Keeton v. Morningstar, IncorpCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- John Balderston and John Gabriel v. Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Coltec Industries, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- Stephen H. Perron v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Helping Hand Caregivers, Ltd. v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Zegarra v. John Crane, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
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