HANNERS v. TRENT

No. 11-1754.

674 F.3d 683 (2012)

Flynn HANNERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry TRENT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Baker (argued), Attorney, Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rachel A. Murphy (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and FEINERMAN, District Judge.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Flynn Hanners, a former Master Sergeant with the Illinois State Police ("ISP"), brought this action in the district court, alleging that fellow ISP employees Larry Trent, Harold Nelson, Lance Adams, Richard Woods and Leonard Stallworth discriminated against him because of his race, in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and Mr. Hanners now timely appeals. For the...

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