Legal Opinion
Charlene EVANS, Individually and on Behalf of a Class, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1991No. 90-3456PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Charlene Evans brought suit to challenge the 1983 physical fitness test administered by the Evanston Fire Department, alleging that the test had a disparate impact on women in violation of Title VII. The district court agreed in part, holding that though the skills Evanston tested were reasonably related to those required by a firefighter, the passing score Evans-ton selected was arbitrary. Evans v. City of Evanston, 695 F.Supp. 922 (N.D.Ill.1988). After Evans appealed the portion of the decision that was adverse to her, Ev-anston chose to cross-appeal the portion of the…
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