SHERMER v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 96-3427.

171 F.3d 475 (1999)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Baker (argued), Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Erik G. Light (argued), Office of Attorney General, Cacilia R. Masover, Office of Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

James Shermer appeals from summary judgment in favor of his employer, the Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT"), on his claim of sexual harassment brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. ("Title VII"). We now affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1993, James Shermer worked for IDOT as a building tradesman in the agency's administrative building. From May through August 1993, Shermer was supervised...

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