Legal Opinion
Washington v. Lake County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 1992No. 91-1819PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Eddie Washington, an African-American, was fired in 1987 from his position as a jailer at the Lake County Sheriff’s Department (“the Department”), allegedly in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, holding that even if Washington was fired on account of his race, he is entitled to no relief because he lied on his employment application when he indicated that he had no criminal convictions. 762 F.Supp. 199. Washington in fact pled guilty…
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