GAROFALO v. VILLAGE OF HAZEL CREST

Nos. 12-1668, 12-1681.

754 F.3d 428 (2014)

Michael J. GAROFALO and Mark S. Peers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VILLAGE OF HAZEL CREST, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Kiper Rummer , Law Offices of Patricia Rummer, Lisle, IL, Nicola S. Tancredi , Tancredi & Associates, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Thomas Weiler , Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellants Michael Garofalo and Mark Peers appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellees, the Village of Hazel Crest and its individual officers, in their race discrimination case. Garofalo and Peers, both white, were sergeants on the Hazel Crest police force. They were among four front-runners considered for a deputy police chief position, which ultimately went to a black officer who was...

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