United States Ninth Circuit

In an action by flight attendants who were dismissed for sexual harassment, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, sex and national origin in violation of Title VII, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err by focusing on the inference of discrimination that was central to plaintiffs' case; and 2) even assuming the female flight attendants reported to the same supervisor as plaintiffs, the two groups were not similarly situated because the female employees' alleged conduct was not unwelcome and never resulted in a complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/16/2010
• Published 08/16/2010

Judges

• Kim McLane Wardlaw

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tod F. Schleier, Celeste M. Wasielewski