SHERMER v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 95-3231.

937 F.Supp. 781 (1996)

James R. SHERMER, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

August 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Baker, Springfield, IL, for plaintiff.

Terence J. Corrigan, Karen L. McNaught, Springfield, IL, for defendant.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

A male supervisor allegedly makes a series of offensive comments about a male employee having sex with other men.

Does the supervisor's conduct create a hostile work environment actionable under Title VII?

Not in this case.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff James Shermer, at the time in question an employee of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), contends that he was subjected...

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