Legal Opinion
Bazile v. City of Houston
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 6, 2012No. Civil Action No. H-08-2404PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
LEE H. ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
This Title VII disparate-impact suit challenges the City of Houston’s system for promoting firefighters to the positions of captain and senior captain. Historically, the City has promoted firefighters based on their years of service with the Houston Fire Department (“HFD”) and their scores on a multiple-choice exam. The format and general content of that exam are set out in the Texas Local Government Code (“TLGC”) and in the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between the City and the firefighters’ union, the Houston Professional Fire…
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