Legal Opinion
Abner v. Illinois Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 21, 2012No. 11-1342PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT” or the “Department”) fired Thomas Abner for engaging in disruptive conduct. After exhausting his state administrative remedies, Abner filed this Title VII action contending that he was actually discharged in retaliation for a charge of racial discrimination he had filed against the Department some years earlier. The district court dismissed the suit, concluding that Abner’s claim of retaliation was precluded by a state court’s determination, on administrative review of Abner’s termination, that his discharge was supported…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- River Park, Inc. v. City of Highland ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- Raymond Hayes v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- John J. Manley v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Ralph Licari v. City of Chicago, Miriam Santos, Richard J. Jones, Walter K. Knorr and Charles R. Loftus, in Their Individual and Official CapacitiesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Harriet Walczak v. Chicago Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Dick Lalowski v. City of Des PlainesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Keith Dookeran v. Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Janus v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 31Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Andrade v. City of HammondDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2022
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