Legal Opinion
Lavalais v. Village of Melrose Park
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 2013No. 13-1200PublishedCited by 359 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge. ■
Kyll Lavalais, a sergeant with the Village of Melrose Park Police Department, sued his employer, the Village of Melrose Park, and the Chief of Police, Sam Pitassi, under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging race discrimination and retaliation. The district court granted the’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and Lavalais appealed. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the dismissal of the race discrimination claims, affirm the dismissal of the retaliation claims, and remand.
I. Background
Plaintiff Lavalais is employed by the Village of Melrose Park as…
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