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BRUMMETT v. LEE ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 01-2535.

284 F.3d 742 (2002)

Tony BRUMMETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEE ENTERPRISES, INC. d/b/a The Decatur Herald and Review, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Baker (argued), Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Charles C. Hughes (argued), Daniel P. Fossier, Hughes, Hill & Tenney, Decatur, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this Title VII case, we apply the familiar burden-shifting standards of McDonnell Douglas v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973) to plaintiff Tony Brummett's claim of racial discrimination by former employer Decatur Herald and Review ("the Herald"). The district court granted summary judgment to the Herald, finding that Brummett failed to make out a prima facie case of discrimination...

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