Title VII Violation – Discrimination Claim

By: Derek Hawkins//August 18, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Lisa Purtue v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections, et al.,

Case No.: 19-2706

Officials: MANION, HAMILTON, and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Title VII Violation – Discrimination Claim

Lisa Purtue was fired from her job as a Wisconsin correctional officer for falsely claiming that a prisoner hit her with an empty snack cake box that he threw from his cell. Video footage revealed that the box did not in fact hit Purtue, and, after a review process, the warden dismissed her for making a false report in violation of Wisconsin Department of Corrections policies. Purtue then filed suit, alleging that she had been fired because of her sex. But because she failed to identify evidence from which a reasonable jury could draw that inference, we affirm the district court’s entry of summary judgment against her.

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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