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- ilnd;;1:15-cv-00017_de15 RegisterActionDate "2015-05-27" @default.
- ilnd;;1:15-cv-00017_de15 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Defendant has moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, which includes claims under Title VII for religion-based discrimination; under the ADEA for age-based discrimination; and for retaliatory discharge under Illinois common law. The Court has reviewed the motion and memorandum as well as the complaint and concludes that the Title VII and ADEA claims include sufficient facts to support plausible claims. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that that management knew he was an ordained minister and made fun of his status and that defendant fired him based on his religion. That is enough to state a Title VII claim; plaintiff does not have to identify his particular religion in the complaint. Plaintiff also alleges that a management-level representative of defendant said that plaintiff was effective but that "a younger, fresh presence" was needed. That, plus plaintiff's allegation that he was terminated based on his age, is enough to state an ADEA claim. Finally, plaintiff's retaliatory discharge claim is based on his allegation that he was terminated because he refused a directive to alter certain e-mails. Though there is a decent chance that this would violate an Illinois public policy, it is unclear exactly what it would be, because plaintiff does not identify it in his complaint other than saying that what he was asked to do was a "colorable violation[ ] of the criminal law" of Illinois. Perhaps so, but the Court directs plaintiff to, within 10 days, either respond defendant's contention that he has not identified a public policy that his termination violated, or file an amended complaint alleging this more clearly. The Court also notes that tomorrow's 9:00 AM status hearing will proceed as scheduled. (mk) (Entered: 05/27/2015)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:15-cv-00017_de15 AdministrativeID "15" @default.
- ilnd;;1:15-cv-00017_de15 OntologyLabel minute_entry @default.