United States Ninth Circuit

It is undisputed that plaintiff's remarks to an openly gay subordinate violated her employer's existing harassment policy; she failed to offer evidence of animus towards her religious beliefs as the true motivation for her termination. Summary judgment for defendant is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/09/2004
• Decided 04/26/2004
• Published 04/26/2004

Judges

• MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:, Before FERNANDEZ, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven D. Keist (argued and briefed), Steven D. Keist, P.C., Glendale, AZ, and John J. Jakubczyk (briefed), Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard K. Mahrle (argued and briefed), Gammage & Burnham, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellee.