Jones v. A.W. Holdings LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Joycinth Jones, proceeding pro se, appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of A.W. Holdings LLC (referred to as “AWS” by both parties) dismissing her claims that the company fired her because she is black and also because she complained about a supervisor’s racial bias. The district court rejected her Title VII claim because she was an independent contractor and not an employee of AWS. The court rejected her discrimination and retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 because she failed to show that she was fired because of her race or in retaliation for complaining about…
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