WHITFIELD v. INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORP.

No. 13-1876.

755 F.3d 438 (2014)

Matthew WHITFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 6, 2014.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fay Clayton , Laura Kleinman , Robinson, Curley & Clayton, P.C., Chicago, IL, Samuel Fisher, Sr. , Wiggins Childs , Quinn & Pantazis, LLC, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Harold R. Bickham , John Robert Maley , Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This rather complex matter involves a failure to hire claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. At the heart of this case is plaintiff-appellant Matthew Whitfield's application for an electrician position at one of defendant-appellee Navistar's engine manufacturing plants. Whitfield is African-American, and prior to applying with Navistar, he worked as an electrician for various employers, including four years...

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