BUTTS v. AURORA HEALTH CARE, INC.

No. 03-4061.

387 F.3d 921 (2004)

Celestine O. BUTTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AURORA HEALTH CARE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larraine McNamara-McGraw (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary P. Ninneman (argued), Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Celestine Butts, an African-American woman, sued her employer, Aurora Health Care, Inc., alleging that it failed to promote her because of her race. The district court (Magistrate Judge Aaron E. Goodstein sitting by consent) entered summary judgment in favor of Aurora, concluding that Butts failed to present evidence that the reason Aurora gave for not promoting her was pretext for covering up racial discrimination.

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