NICHOLS v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF TRANSP

No. 19-1456.

4 F.4th 437 (2021)

Demarco NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Longo & Associates, Limited, et al., Appellants, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Longo , Attorney, Longo & Associates, Mount Prospect, IL 60056-0000, Robert S. Minetz , Attorney, Latimer Levay Fyock LLC, Chicago, IL 60603-5001, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joseph A. Longo , Attorney, Longo & Associates, Mount Prospect, IL 60056-0000, for Appellants.

Bridget DiBattista , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL 60601-0000, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Ripple, Kanne, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Attorney Joseph Longo represented Demarco Nichols, the plaintiff in this employment discrimination action against the Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT"). When his client prevailed, Mr. Longo petitioned the district court for attorneys' fees and costs under the fee-shifting provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights...

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