Salas v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections

No. 05-C-399-C, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21140 (2006)

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Salas v. Wisconsin Department of Corrections

United States District Court for Western District of Wisconsin
No. 05-C-399-C, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21140 (2006)

  • Written by Haley Gintis, JD

Facts

In 1986 Francisco Salas (plaintiff) was hired by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (the department) (defendant). Salas worked within the department’s Division of Adult Institutions (the adult division) as a correctional officer. In the adult division, Salas received promotions and became the leader of a hostage-negotiation team. In 1995 the department transferred Salas to the Division of Community Corrections (the community division). Salas was later terminated from his position. The community division claimed that Salas had violated multiple rules and policies. Salas claimed that he was terminated because he was Hispanic. Salas filed a Title VII discrimination complaint in federal district court against the department on the ground that he faced discrimination based on his national origin and color. The department moved for summary judgment on the ground that Salas had not stated a claim on which relief may be granted, because the term Hispanic was a racial term that described neither color nor national origin. The federal district court considered the motion.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Crabb, J.)

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