DiCENSO v. CISNEROS

No. 95-2940.

96 F.3d 1004 (1996)

Albert DiCENSO, Petitioner, v. Henry G. CISNEROS, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Christina L. Brown, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Baker (argued), Springfield, IL, for Petitioner.

Thomas E. Chandler (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Harry L. Carey, Nelson Diaz, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Christina L. Brown, Decatur, IL, pro se.

Before BAUER, ESCHBACH, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

This case raises the question of whether one incident of harassment was sufficiently egregious to create a hostile environment sex discrimination cause of action under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. An Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") thought it was not, but the Housing and Urban Development ("HUD" or "the Department") Secretary's Designee disagreed, and remanded the case to the ALJ for a determination of damages. On remand...

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