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XODUS v. WACKENHUT CORP.

No. 09-3082.

619 F.3d 683 (2010)

Lord Osunfarian XODUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WACKENHUT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Hubbard , Attorney, Hubbard & O'Connor, Kamran A. Memon , Attorney (argued), Law Offices of Kamran A. Memon, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard B. Lapp , Attorney (argued), Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, ROVNER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Lord Osunfarian Xodus appeals the district court's judgment that Wackenhut did not engage in religious discrimination when it refused to hire him on account of his dreadlocked hairstyle. Specifically, Xodus disputes the court's conclusion that he never brought his religious beliefs to Wackenhut's attention. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A dreadlock is a "ropelike strand of hair formed by matting or braiding." Merriam Webster's Collegiate...

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