United States Ninth Circuit

An Age Discrimination in Employment Act claim alleging forced retirement were not actionable where plaintiff's evidence of pretext did not refute defendant's rationale for the termination decision. State defamation and emotional distress claims were properly dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/04/2003
• Decided 05/19/2003
• Published 05/19/2003

Judges

• Before:  REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Candy W. Dale and Tamsen L. Leachman, Hall Farley Oberecht & Blanton, Boise, ID, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael E. McNichols, Clements Brown & McNichols, Lewiston, ID, Jerrold C. Schaefer and Lisa M. Pooley, Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, for Appellee.