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THOMPSON v. MEMORIAL HOSP. OF CARBONDALE

Nos. 07-2249, 07-2296, 07-2297.

625 F.3d 394 (2010)

Archie D. THOMPSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBONDALE, formerly known as American Home Products Corporation, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and Jackson County, Illinois, d/b/a Jackson County Ambulance Service, Defendant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 3, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion V. Cruz (argued), James D. Montgomery, Jr. , (argued), Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

J. Timothy Eaton (argued), Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago, IL, Shari R. Rhode , Rhode & Jackson, Carbondale, IL, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 07-2297.

Karen L. Kendall , Craig L. Unrath , Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 07-2296.

J. Timothy Eaton (argued), Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 07-2249.

Before KANNE, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Archie D. Thompson, Jr. was the only African-American paramedic in the Southern Illinois Regional Emergency Medical System. He was reduced to probationary status after he assisted a diabetic patient in her home but did not call medical control after the patient declined further treatment, even though other paramedics had handled diabetic patient responses the same way and were not disciplined. A jury agreed with Thompson that he was placed...

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