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LEWIS v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILL.

No. 07-2052.

643 F.3d 201 (2011)

Arthur L. LEWIS, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 13, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judson H. Miner , Attorney, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Matthew J. Piers , Attorney, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd., Paul Strauss (argued) , Attorney, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Benna R. Solomon (argued) , Attorney, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Nadine J. Wichern , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

In 1995 the City of Chicago gave a written examination for positions in its Fire Department. Applicants who scored 89 and up were rated highly qualified, while those who scored 64 and below were rated not qualified. Those in between were rated qualified but were told in January 1996 that they were unlikely to be hired. (Applicants also were evaluated for physical skills, criminal records, and other attributes, but those do not matter to this...

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