MORRIS v. OFFICE MAX, INC.

No. 95-3422.

89 F.3d 411 (1996)

Darryl MORRIS and Leggitt Nailor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OFFICE MAX, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman (argued), Lesley A. Redman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John E. Farrell (argued), Jason C. DeSanto, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Within minutes of entering an Office Max store to purchase office supplies, Darryl Morris and Leggitt Nailor were approached by police officers who had been summoned by the store's assistant manager to investigate two black males purportedly acting suspiciously. The only two black men in the store at the time, Morris and Nailor, showed identification and answered questions posed by the officers, who then apologized and left. As a result...

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