Chalice Stallworth v. Seattle School District No 1

AMENDED MEMORANDUM

Chalice Stallworth appeals a jury verdict in favor of defendant Seattle School District No. 1 (the District). She raises several claims of error, but we affirm.

Ms. Stallworth first argues that the district court erred by trying her case jointly with that of co-plaintiff Audrey Weaver. In a July 1, 2011, order, the district court asked the plaintiffs to determine whether they “should be divided into two groups as outlined in [an earlier order] or in some other fashion,” Ms. Stall-worth’s ¡July 18, 2011, response suggested that “[f]or the purpose of trial and dispositive motions,” she “would like, to be grouped” with Ms. Weaver. The court complied .with this request. Ms. Stall-worth claims on appeal that the district court erred in doing so. But because she “both invited the error, and relinquished a known right” by abandoning a prior motion to sever and asking the court to group her case with Ms. Weaver’s for trial, any “error is waived and therefore unreviewable” on appeal. United States v. Perez, 116, F.3.d 840, 845 (9th Cir.1997) (en banc).

Ms. Stallworth next argues that the district court erred by allowing the District to refer to her “dishonesty” in its…