GATES v. BD. OF EDUC. OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 17-3143.

916 F.3d 631 (2019)

Fred GATES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luanne M. Galovich , Barry A. Gomberg , Attorneys, GOMBERG & ASSOCIATES, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul J. Ciastko , Lee A. Lowder , Ashley Seales , Attorneys, CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Manion, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Fred Gates testified that his direct supervisor, Rafael Rivera, addressed him with the N-word twice, and once threatened to write up his "black ass." The district court granted the employer's motion for summary judgment on Gates's claim for a racially hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights...

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