United States Ninth Circuit

A claim by an employee, under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, may be subject to compulsory arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, where no Title VII violation is alleged; a Dispute Resolution Agreement was supported by consideration and was not unconscionable, where the employee had the right to opt out.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2001
• Decided 06/24/2002
• Published 06/24/2002

Judges

• Before O'SCANNLAIN and PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven L. Stern, Newport Beach, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for the respondent-appellant., Rex Darrell Berry, Davis Grimm Payne Marra & Berry, Seattle, WA, argued the cause and filed briefs for the petitioner-appellee.