Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Columbia College
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 19, 2012No. Case No. 09-CV-6962PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT M. DOW, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiff Sterling Sawyer claims that he was discriminated against on the basis of his race and gender when he was terminated from his employment at Columbia College (“the College”), and suspended for one calendar year. Plaintiff brings claims against the College for race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. Defendant has moved for summary judgment [61]. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendant’s motion for…
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