Legal Opinion
Marion County Coroner's Office v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2010No. 09-3595PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The chief deputy coroner of Marion County, Indiana, John Linehan, a white male, was stripped of certain duties and ultimately fired by the coroner, Dr. Kenneth Ackles, an African-American male. After hearing testimony from fourteen witnesses, an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) administrative law judge (ALJ) found that the coroner’s office took action against Linehan based bn his race and in retaliation for an internal complaint that Linehan filed against Ackles. Linehan was awarded front and back pay, attorney’s fees, and $200,000 in compensatory damages.…
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