BURRUS v. STATE LOTTERY COM'N OF IND.

No. 08-1142.

546 F.3d 417 (2008)

Freddie BURRUS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION OF INDIANA, d/b/a The Hoosier Lottery, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nora L. Macey (argued), Attorney, Macey Swanson & Allman, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Andrew M. McNeil (argued), Attorney, Bose Mckinney & Evans, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, seven former employees of the State Lottery Commission of Indiana, which does business under the name Hoosier Lottery (hereinafter "Lottery"), sued their former employer under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They claimed that they were fired because of their race. The Lottery moved to dismiss the plaintiffs' § 1981 claims on the basis that it was...

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