Title VII Violation – Discrimination

By: Derek Hawkins//July 8, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Shaka Freeman v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Case No.: 18-3737

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Title VII Violation – Discrimination

Shaka Freeman, an African-American man who suffers from alcoholism, sued the Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, his former employer, for firing him because of his race and disability. The district court dismissed his complaint for failure to state a claim. See FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6). We conclude, however, that Freeman has pleaded enough to state his discrimination claims, and so we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings with respect to those issues. We affirm with respect to Freeman’s contention that the District fired him pursuant to a policy that is unlawful under Monell v. Department of Social Services., 436 U.S. 658, 694–95 (1978).

Vacated and remanded in part. Affirmed in part.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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