COOKE v. STEFANI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

Nos. 00-1265, 00-3189.

250 F.3d 564 (2001)

Kenneth COOKE, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. STEFANI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., and Tuscany Restorante, Inc., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Holman, Jeffrey M. Friedman, argued, Friedman & Holman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David B. Ritter, argued, Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In February 1998 Kenneth Cooke was hired as a bartender at Tuscany Restorante, an upscale restaurant in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood. Tuscany, along with a dozen or so other restaurants, is owned and operated by Stefani Management Services, Inc.1 At the time Cooke was hired, Tuscany was managed by Fred Lagon. As general manager, Lagon possessed the power to hire, fire, and promote Cooke, as well...

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