POURGHORAISHI v. FLYING J, INC.

No. 05-1107.

449 F.3d 751 (2006)

Ahmmad POURGHORAISHI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLYING J, INCORPORATED, Steve Lindgren, Larry Williams, City of Gary, Indiana, Nakon Security, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 20, 2006.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing May 25, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan E. Bodensteiner (argued), Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edward G. Bielski (argued), Stewart & Irwin, Andrew P. Wirick (argued), Hume Smith Geddes Green & Simmons, Indianapolis, IN, Michael J. Rappa, Johnson & Rappa, Merrillville, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Following his arrest for disorderly conduct and trespass, Ahmmad Pourghoraishi, a truck driver of Middle Eastern descent accused of trying to leave a gas station without paying for fuel, sued the gas station, its manager, the off-duty police officer employed as a security guard, the security company, and the City of Gary, Indiana, for intentional discrimination in a place of public accommodation (pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000a), for interfering...

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