MATHIS v. JOHN MORDEN BUICK, INC.

No. 96-3482.

136 F.3d 1153 (1998)

Anthony C. MATHIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN MORDEN BUICK, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Glover (argued), Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Patrick J. Falahee, Jr. (argued), Strat G. Maheras, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before ESCHBACH, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After 18 years as an automobile salesman for other dealers, Anthony Mathis took a salesman's job at John Morden Buick in July 1984. Twenty-five months later, after he had been passed over three times for the post of sales manager, Mathis quit, filed a charge of race discrimination, and later sued under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. By the parties' consent a magistrate judge held a bench trial and entered final judgment.

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