Villarreal v. Chicago Transit Authority
Villarreal v. Chicago Transit Authority
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Efrain Villarreal is a Mexican-American who began working for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1979. In March 2001, Villarreal received a written warning from his supervisor after a female employee reported that he had made inappropriate sexual comments to her. Six months later, another female employee complained that Villarreal had tried to touch her in a sexual manner and then twice threatened her with unwarranted discipline after she refused his advances. The same month the second employee filed her complaint, Villarreal committed a major safety violation when he drove a train past a red signal and then failed to follow the required procedures for reporting the incident. As a result of all three incidents, the CTA fired Villarreal. Villarreal filed suit alleging that his termination was due to race discrimination and retaliation. The district court granted summary judgment for the CTA.
DISMISSED.
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