Legal Opinion
Evans v. City of Evanston
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 19, 1988No. 84 C 2718PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ZAGEL, District Judge.
Findings of Fact
1. This case arises under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. It was certified as a class action on November 20, 1985. The class is thirty-nine women who took Evans-ton’s firefighter physical agility test in 1983.
2. Charlene Evans, plaintiff, a woman residing in this District, took the test on August 6, 1983 and failed it. She has pending an individual damage claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983, but both parties indicate settlement will follow decision of the Title VII claim.
3. The City of…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Charlene EVANS, Individually and on Behalf of a Class, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Evans v. City of EvanstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- 50 Fair empl.prac.cas. 612, 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,261 Charlene Evans, Individually and on Behalf of a Class, Cross-Appellee v. City of Evanston and Director of Personnel, City of Evanston, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989