Legal Opinion
Torgerson v. City of Rochester
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2010No. 09-1131PublishedCited by 332 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
David Jaye Torgerson and Jami Kay Mundell challenge the City of Rochester, Minnesota’s decision not to hire them as firefighters. Torgerson, a Native American, alleges disparate-treatment discrimination based on national origin. Mundell, a female, alleges disparate-treatment discrimination based on gender. They claim that the City violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), Minn.Stat. §§ 363A.01-.41 (2006). Torgerson also sues under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court1 granted summary…
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