51 Fair empl.prac.cas. 151, 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,605 Linda Eldredge, on Behalf of Herself and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

833 F.2d 1334 51 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 151 , 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,605 Linda ELDREDGE, on behalf of herself and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CARPENTERS 46 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COMMITTEE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 85-2846. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 9, 1987. Decided Dec. 9, 1987. Alberta M. Blumin, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Wesley Sizoo, Moore, Sizoo & Cantwell, Oakland, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before FLETCHER, REINHARDT and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Eldredge filed a class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e-2, alleging that the procedures used by the Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) to admit applicants into its apprenticeship program have an impermissible adverse impact on women. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court entered judgment in favor of the JATC because it found that Eldredge was attempting…