Legal Opinion
Hobbs v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2009No. 07-3591PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Kelly Hobbs, an African-American woman, was passed over for a promotion during her employment with the City of Chicago and claimed race and gender discrimination, retaliation, and the existence of a hostile work environment. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants because Hobbs failed to show she was similarly or better qualified than the white male who received the promotion and because she cannot show she suffered retaliation or a hostile work environment as a result of her discrimination complaint.
I. BACKGROUND
Kelly Hobbs, an…
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