United States Ninth Circuit

When entertaining motions for summary judgment in employment discrimination cases under state law, federal courts sitting in diversity must apply the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting scheme as a federal procedural rule.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2000
• Decided 01/23/2001
• Published 01/23/2001

Judges

• Before:  LAY,TASHIMA, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott N. Hunt, Esq., Busse & Hunt, Portland, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew M. Altschul, Esq., Stoel Rives, Portland, Oregon, for the defendants-appellees.