JOHNSON v. WEST

No. 98-3903.

218 F.3d 725 (2000)

Michelle JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Togo WEST, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 5, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armand L. Andry (argued), Oak Park, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas P. Walsh, Anthony J. Masciopinto (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Michelle Johnson sued her former employer, the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"), under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging that her supervisor, Karl Williams, sexually harassed her and that the VA retaliated against her for challenging the harassment. Following a bench trial, the district court held that Johnson had been subjected to a hostile work environment but that the VA was protected from liability by the affirmative...

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