Record contained sufficient evidence to support jury's verdict in favor of defendant-employer in plaintiff-employee’s Title VII claim, alleging that defendant terminated him from his letter carrier position on account of his race, gender, and national origin, as well as in retaliation for filing prior EEOC pleadings on behalf of himself and his coworkers, where record supported defendant’s contention that plaintiff was terminated for failing to return to work. Moreover, Dist. Ct. did not err in failing to recruit third pro bono counsel, since second pro bono counsel, withdrew where she and plaintiff disagreed about proceeding on what counsel believed to be plaintiff’s far-fetched legal theories. Plaintiff also could not show any prejudice arising out of any failure to appointment subsequent pro bono counsel.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Employment Discrimination