Austin v. City of Chicago

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KEVIN AUSTIN, Plaintiff, Case No. 14-cv-9823 v. Judge John Robert Blakey CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Kevin Austin worked for Defendant City of Chicago intermittently until his most recent termination in July 2014. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant fired him because of his race and in retaliation for protected activity, and brings claims for discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. [26]. Defendant moved for summary judgment.…