HUGHES v. BROWN

No. 93-1948.

20 F.3d 745 (1994)

Charles HUGHES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jesse BROWN, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Goldman, Arthur R. Ehrlich (argued), Goldman & Marcus, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ernest Y. Ling (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, FLAUM, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

In this case Charles Hughes, ("Plaintiff") complained that the defendant, acting through a North Chicago Veteran's Administration Hospital ("VA"), violated Title VII by twice denying him a promotion—the first time allegedly on the basis of his race, and the second time allegedly on the basis of his gender. After a bench trial the district court found for the defendant on both discrimination claims. We affirm.

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