Legal Opinion

Firefighters' Institute for Racial Equality Ex Rel. Anderson v. City of St. Louis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 11, 2000No. 99-3676, 99-4245PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Firefighters’ Instit he for Racial Equality 2 and twenty-two individual plaintiffs (collectively FIRE) brought suit against the City of St. Louis (the City) and the St. Louis Firefighters Association Local 73 (Local 73) 3 for violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1988, and 2000e-2 (Title VII), and the Missouri Human Rights Act. The district court 4 granted summary judgment to the City, and Local 73. FIRE appeals and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Barrett & Associates (Barrett), at the City’s behest, developed, administered, and scored a promotional exam for the rank of battalion fire…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Harrison Jolly v. John Knudsen, Correctional Medical Systems, Ara Services, Inc., and Jerry JorgensenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  4. Dicky D. Voegeli and Sharon Voegeli v. Harvard R. Lewis and Methodist Hospital, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  5. Michael D. Trost v. Trek Bicycle CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. Zach Hillesheim v. Holiday Stationstores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  4. Wendy Thompson v. Kanabec CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  5. ADT Security Services, Inc. v. SwensonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2011

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