Legal Opinion
Hague, Mark v. Thompson Distrib Co
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2006No. 05-1654PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Thompson Distribution’s owner, John Thompson, who is black, fired five white employees. Those employees, Mark Hague, Cynthia Hague, Mark Brown, Bernard Dubois, and Anna Perrey, then sued Thompson Distribution Co., alleging race discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court granted Thompson Distribution summary judgment. The plaintiffs appeal and we affirm.
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On November 26, 2001, John Thompson, who is black, purchased at a public sale the assets of Mutual Pipe & Supply Company, Inc., after Mutual Pipe defaulted on a bank loan. Prior to purchasing…
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