Mister v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FOREMAN, Chief Judge:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. INTRODUCTION 1562

II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1562

A. Jurisdiction 1562

B. Title VII 1562

1. An Individual Disparate Treatment Claim 2. A Disparate Impact Claim 1562 1563

3. A Class Action Pattern & Practice Disparate Treatment Claim 1564

C. A 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Claim 1564

D. Statistical Evidence 1564

III. THE CLASS CLAIMS 1566

A. The Claims and Theories of the Parties 1566

B. An Overview of the Evidence Presented 1567

C. The Plaintiffs’ Evidence 1568

1. Statistical Analysis 2. The Plaintiffs’ Static Work Force Statistics 1568 '1569

3. Anecdotal…