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LAVALAIS v. VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK

No. 13-1200.

734 F.3d 629 (2013)

Kyll LAVALAIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher C. Cooper , Ph. D., Attorney, Law Office of Christopher Cooper, Inc., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael D. Bersani , Attorney, Hervas, Condon & Bersani, Itasca, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, TINDER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Kyll Lavalais, a sergeant with the Village of Melrose Park Police Department, sued his employer, the Village of Melrose Park, and the Chief of Police, Sam Pitassi, under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging race discrimination and retaliation. The district court granted the' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and Lavalais appealed. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the dismissal of the race discrimination claims, affirm...

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