IN RE LEWIS

No. 99-3983.

212 F.3d 980 (2000)

In re Arthur L. LEWIS, Jr., et al., Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judson H. Miner (argued), Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Chicago, IL, for petitioners.

Suzanne M. Loose (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for respondent.

Naomi A. Avendano, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Litigation Div., Chicago, IL, for party-in-interest.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Chicago hires firefighters on the basis of a competitive examination plus additional criteria applied to those who achieve a passing score. During the last four years Chicago has been hiring from a list created in 1995; the list includes those who scored 89 or higher on that year's exam. The plaintiff class in a suit (Lewis v. Chicago) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 contends...

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