McKINNEY v. OFFICE OF SHERIFF OF WHITLEY COUNTY

No. 16-4131.

866 F.3d 803 (2017)

Terrance S. McKINNEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OFFICE OF the SHERIFF OF WHITLEY COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O. Vegeler , Attorney, Vegeler Law Office, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Julie J. Havenith , Attorney, Law Offices of Travelers Insurance, Merrillville, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Bauer, Posner, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


In 2013 the Sheriff of Whitley County, Indiana hired the County's first black police officer ever, Terrance McKinney. Nine months later, McKinney was fired. He sued for race discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment for the Office of the Sheriff, and McKinney has...

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