United States Seventh Circuit

Evidence of disparity between percentage of minority contractors in public works contracts versus private works contracts will not support inference of discrimination where public entity had minority set-aside program that caused the disparity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/10/2001
• Decided 07/06/2001
• Published 07/06/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael K. Fridkin, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago, IL, for Intervenor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy R. Conway (argued), Conway & Mrowiec, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard A. Devine, Office of the State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago, IL, Earl L. Neal, Jerome A. Siegan (argued), Neal & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.