Legal Opinion
Kyra Kyles and Lolita Pierce v. J.K. Guardian Security Services, Inc., D/B/A Guardian Security Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 2000No. 98-3652PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Kyra Kyles and Lohta Pierce worked for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (“LAF”) as employment testers. 1 In that capacity, they applied for work as a receptionist with Guardian Security Services (“Guardian”). Although each of their white counterparts was offered the job, neither Kyles nor Pierce, both of whom are African-American, got past the initial interview. They sued Guardian for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, as well as section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The…
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