MERHEB v. ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY

No. 00-2547.

267 F.3d 710 (2001)

Robert S. MERHEB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter V. Bustamante (argued), Adler, Murphy & McQuillen, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Erik G. Light (argued), Office of Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Thomas L. Ciecko, Ciecko & Murphy, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

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


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, the Illinois tollway authority. His suit charged discrimination on the basis of his sex (male) and national origin (Lebanese), and also retaliation, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as breach of contract under the common law of Illinois. Regarding the state law claim (for there is no Eleventh Amendment immunity to suits under Title...

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