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JACKSON v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 07-3772.

552 F.3d 619 (2009)

George JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ayesha S. Hakeem (submitted), Hakeem & Associates, Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellent.

Julian Henriques, Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

George Jackson contends that the City of Chicago discriminated against him by denying him two promotions he sought in 2004. The district court granted summary judgment for the City and Jackson appeals.

Jackson, an African-American man in his fifties, began his employment with the City of Chicago in 1987 as a carpenter in the Public Works Department. Since August 2003 he has been a foreman of carpenters in the Department of Transportation...

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