WILLIAMS v. AIRBORNE EXP., INC.

No. 07-2225.

521 F.3d 765 (2008)

Cornelious WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIRBORNE EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danny L. Windham (argued), Childers & Windham, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jody A. Ballmer (argued), Littler Mendelson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Cornelious Williams was fired from his job as a driver for Airborne Express. He sued Airborne, claiming he was fired because he is African-American, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2. The district court granted summary judgment for Airborne. The court reasoned that Williams could not prove that any similarly situated employee had been treated differently or that Airborne's reason for...

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