HERX v. DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND, INC.

No. 14-3057.

772 F.3d 1085 (2014)

Emily HERX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND, INC. and St. Vincent de Paul School, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen A. DeLaney , Attorney, Delaney & Delaney LLC, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

M. Scott Hall , Attorney, Hall & Gooden, John Charles Theisen , Attorney, Theisen & Associates, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


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