JOHNSON v. ZEMA SYSTEMS CORP.

No. 98-1359.

170 F.3d 734 (1999)

Leon JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ZEMA SYSTEMS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, doing business as Chicago Beverage Systems, Inc., and Coors Distributing of Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher T. Hurley, Mark McKenna (argued), Christopher T. Hurley & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christopher G. Walsh, Jr. (argued), Roger J. Guerin, Rothschild, Barry & Myers, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Leon Johnson, a 44-year-old male African-American, was fired from his job as vice president of sales and marketing for Zema Systems Corporation ("Zema"), a beer distribution company. Johnson brought claims of racial discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliatory discharge against Zema. Magistrate Judge Ronald A. Guzman, to whom District Court Judge Nordberg referred the matter, recommended granting...

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