Legal Opinion
Barkley E. SAMPLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALDI INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1995No. 94-2954PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Barkley E. Sample is a person of African ancestry. Sample was hired by Aldi Inc., in April 1990 as a district supervisor trainee in Aldi’s Batavia, Illinois, division. Sample was promoted to district supervisor for the Bata-via division in October 1990 following completion of his training. A district supervisor is responsible for the operation of between three to five Aldi food stores within one of Aldi’s nine divisions. Sample was responsible for stores in Chicago as a district supervisor.
Aldi has two levels of management above the district supervisor positions. The…
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