United States Ninth Circuit

District court's failure to make an adequate reliability determination on testimony by a racial discrimination expert was not harmless error, where that testimony allowed the jury to make an inference of discrimination in denial of a tenure to a university professor.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/11/2002
• Decided 08/07/2002
• Published 08/07/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Felicia R. Reid,Curiale Dellaverson Hirschfeld Kraemer & Sloan, LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause for the defendants-appellants., Fania E. Davis, Oakland, CA, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee;  Darryl Parker, Seattle, Washington, was on the brief.