Legal Opinion
Michael Simpson v. Beaver Dam Community Hospitals
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 2015No. 14-2269PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Michael H. Simpson, a black physician, sued Defendant Beaver Dam Community Hospital (“BDCH”), alleging that it violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 by rejecting his application for medical staff privileges on the basis of his race. Simpson appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to BDCH. We affirm.
I. Background
Dr. Simpson was recruited to apply for a family medicine position at BDCH in 2010. BDCH’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Kimberly Miller, made the decision to offer Simpson employment with the…
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