The Seventh Circuit held that the record showed that: (1) plaintiffs were members of a prior successful class action that awarded certain members of the class an opportunity to be hired as firefighters if they passed certain tests, including a medical examination; (2) plaintiffs initially failed their medical examinations, and the City required them to undergo further testing; and (3) by the time the plaintiffs had completed the additional testing, the City had already hired the required number of class members for the available firefighter positions. As such, plaintiffs could only show that the City had failed to hire them because of a delay in obtaining medical clearance, and not because of their disabilities themselves.
The Seventh Circuit also held that the plaintiffs did not plausibly allege that the request for additional medical testing violated the ADA.