BURTON v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 98-3055.

74 F.Supp.2d 841 (1999)

John BURTON, Plaintiff, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a Cellular One-Central Illinois, Defendant.

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

November 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Thomas H. Wilson, Stephen R. Kaufmann, Michael T. Kokal, Springfield, IL, Carol J. Hansen Posegate, Springfield, IL, Camille N. Khodadad, Kathryn M. Moran, Chicago, IL, for defendant.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

Employee claims reverse discrimination.

However, he cannot show that employer's legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for his termination were pretextual.

Summary judgment granted.

I. BACKGROUND

Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., d/b/a Cellular One-Central Illinois ("Cellular One") hired John Burton to be the branch manager of its Decatur, Illinois, store on October 1,...

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