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Title VII Violation – Discrimination

By: Derek Hawkins//July 15, 2019//

Title VII Violation – Discrimination

By: Derek Hawkins//July 15, 2019//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Catherine Wanko v. Board of Trustees of Indiana

Case No.: 18-2767

Officials: RIPPLE, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Title VII Violation – Discrimination

Catherine Wanko brought this suit under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, alleging Indiana University (IU) discriminated against her by having her retake her entire first‐year curriculum at IU’s School of Dentistry. In discovery, IU produced spreadsheets containing the demographics and grades of the students in Wanko’s class. Those spreadsheets showed no student, let alone one outside of a protected class, was similarly situated to Wanko. Wanko moved to compel the production of the actual student records, but that motion was denied. As Wanko was unable to show a sufficient comparator for her discrimination claim, the district court granted summary judgment to IU. We affirm.

Affirmed

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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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