Legal Opinion
Cathy Carson v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1996No. 95-2111PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Per curiam
Cathy Carson was discharged by Bethlehem Steel Corporation before the end of her probationary period. Carson, who is white, was fired by a white supervisor and replaced by another white employee; nonetheless, she contends that the reason for the adverse action was her race, and that Bethlehem therefore violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The district court remarked that Carson’s replacement by a white employee prevented her from establishing a prima facie case of discrimination. O’Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., — U.S. —, 116 S.Ct. 1307, 134 L.Ed.2d 433, (1996),…
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