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LUSTER v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 09-4066.

652 F.3d 726 (2011)

Milton LUSTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher C. Cooper, Ph. D. (argued), Attorney, Merrillville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Evan Siegel (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, TINDER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Milton Luster claims that the Illinois Department of Corrections violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1), by firing him from his job as a correctional lieutenant because he is black. The warden at the prison where Luster worked had suspended him "pending discharge" and recommended his termination after concluding that Luster had sexually harassed a female subordinate. An independent state agency responsible...

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