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MARTINO v. MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.

No. 08-2405.

574 F.3d 447 (2009)

Guy R. MARTINO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC., d/b/a Verizon Business Services, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene K. Hollander, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael J. Gray, Attorney (argued), Jones Day, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, EVANS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Guy Martino appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment to his former employer, MCI Communications Services, Inc., and then, following a merger, Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. (Unless specificity is needed, we'll refer to both as the "company.") Martino alleges that the company selected him for termination during a nationwide reduction in force (RIF) because he was nearing his 56th birthday. The district court decided...

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