BALLANCE v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

No. 04-3410.

424 F.3d 614 (2005)

David BALLANCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Illinois Police Department, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Frank S. Martinez (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before ROVNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

David Ballance, a former police officer, sued the Springfield Police Department for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., for matters arising from his termination. The issue before us is whether the district court erred by finding that no genuine issue of material fact existed for trial on Ballance's reverse race discrimination claim. We find that although Ballance has established...

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