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ABNER v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 11-1342.

674 F.3d 716 (2012)

Thomas ABNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dane A. Bolinger (argued), Attorney, Swanson, Martin & Bell, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

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

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

The Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT" or the "Department") fired Thomas Abner for engaging in disruptive conduct. After exhausting his state administrative remedies, Abner filed this Title VII action contending that he was actually discharged in retaliation for a charge of racial discrimination he had filed against the Department some years earlier. The district court dismissed the suit, concluding that Abner's claim of retaliation...

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