BADILLO v. CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE CO.

No. 82-2438.

717 F.2d 1160 (1983)

George BADILLO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marian C. Haney, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Michael B. Erp, Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 24, 1983.

WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

Defendant Central Steel & Wire Company (Central) appeals from the denial of its motion for attorneys' fees and costs in a Title VII action in which it prevailed. Central argues that Badillo's suit was so patently frivolous that the district court abused its discretion in failing to award fees and costs. We disagree and affirm the decision of the district...

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