Eeoc v. Gnvl Corporation

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 18 2011

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT No. 09-16640

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

D.C. No. 2:06-cv-01225-BES-PAL Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

GNLV CORPORATION, DBA Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Brian E. Sandoval, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 14, 2011 San Francisco, California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Before: TALLMAN and BEA**, Circuit Judges, and TARNOW, Senior District Judge.***

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appeals the

district court’s dismissal of six individual class members’ employment

discrimination claims against GNLV Corporation following a grant of summary

judgment in favor of GNLV on EEOC’s pattern-or-practice claim. EEOC also

appeals the district court’s prior order striking as…