Legal Opinion
Dr. Grace Farrell v. Butler University
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 2005No. 04-2054PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Grace Farrell, a tenured professor of English at Butler University (“Butler”), claimed sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 § 701 et seq., as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e). The issue before us is whether the district court erred by finding that no genuine issue of material fact existed for trial on either Dr. Farrell’s disparate treatment or disparate impact claims. We affirm, and find that on Dr. Farrell’s disparate treatment claim, she did not establish that Butler’s stated nondiscriminatory reasons for its personnel decision were a…
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