Legal Opinion
Merlee EILAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRINITY HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1998No. 97-3165PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Merlee Eiland sued her employer, Trinity Hospital, alleging disparate treatment and retaliatory discharge based on racial discrimination in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court granted summary judgment to Trinity Hospital. Ms. Eiland appeals that decision. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
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BACKGROUND
Ms. Eiland, an African American, worked in a dozen hospitals after she became a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1971, and in none of them was she disciplined or fired. However, on February 19, 1996, after she had…
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