Zolotarev

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Zolotarev, Appeal No. 06-16665:

In 1999 through 2000, MUNI advertised various provi- sional positions for electrical transit system mechanics (“7371 positions”). MUNI considered applications and written- performance tests, as well as some in-person interviews. In October 2000, MUNI obtained funding to hire several perma- nent 7371 mechanics, and issued a job announcement for these permanent positions. The announcement contained the following requirement:

Verification (proof) of all experience and/or training needed to qualify must be submitted with the appli- cation . . . . Verification may be waived if impossible to obtain. The applicant must submit a signed state- ment with the application explaining why verifica- tion cannot be obtained . . . Failure to submit the required verification or request for waiver in a timely manner may result in the rejection of the application. 10008 ZOLOTAREV v. SAN FRANCISCO Two plaintiffs, Anatoliy Zolotarev and Yevgeniy Skura- tovsky, filed their initial complaint in January 2005, together with several other plaintiffs who are not a party to this appeal (“the Lukovsky action”).1 These plaintiffs…