Legal Opinion

Leonard McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 19, 1984No. 82-2841PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELL, Circuit Judge.

On August 16, 1979, defendant-appellee, United States Steel Corporation (“U.S. Steel”), terminated the employment of plaintiff-appellant, Leonard McKnight, a black male. On or about December 17, 1979, McKnight sent documents to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) in which he alleged violations of various OSHA safety standards and charged that his discharge from, and cer*335tain employment practices at, U.S. Steel were racially discriminatory. OSHA referred the racial discrimination allegations to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Jerome MacLin v. Dr. FreakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Alsansa X. Caruth v. Thaddeus E. Pinkney, Warden, David Sandahl, Assistant Warden, and William O'sullivan, Assistant WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Moore v. Sunbeam Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  5. Inryco, Inc. v. Metropolitan Engineering Company, Inc., and American Fidelity Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by111 opinions

  1. James T. Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. Milton B. Russell v. Delco Remy Division of General Motors Corporation, Saegertown Manufacturing Company and Jordan ChalmerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Myron Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Company and Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. In the Matter of Paul C. Wildman, Debtors. Appeals of Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Cross-Appellant v. Mitchell Edelson, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Nicholas Mares, Maria Mares, Adrian Mares v. Fred J. Busby, Jay Hackler, Joseph HodderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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