PORTER v. ERIE FOODS INTERN., INC.

No. 08-1996.

576 F.3d 629 (2009)

Tremeyne PORTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ERIE FOODS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly A. Carr (argued), Best, Vanderlaan & Harrington, Joliet, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Peter C. Fieweger (argued), Katz, Huntoon & Fieweger, Moline, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Tremeyne Porter brought this action against Erie Foods International, Inc. ("Erie Foods"). He alleged race-based harassment, constructive discharge and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The district court granted summary judgment to Erie Foods. Because Erie Foods took reasonable action to detect and to terminate the discriminatory activities of the offending employees...

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