Leonel

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WALBER LEONEL,  No. 03-15890 Plaintiff-Appellant, v.  D.C. No.

CV-00-03842-PJH

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee. 

RICHARD BRANTON,  No. 03-15893 Plaintiff-Appellant, v.  D.C. No.

CV-00-02597-PJH

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee. 

VINCENT FUSCO,  No. 03-15897 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. CV-00-01439-PJH

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., ORDER

Defendant-Appellee. AMENDING

OPINION AND

 DENYING

PETITION FOR

PANEL

REHEARING AND

PETITION FOR

REHEARING

EN BANC AND

AMENDED

 OPINION

4685 4686 LEONEL v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 4, 2004—San Francisco, California

Filed March 4, 2005 Amended April 28, 2005

Before: Richard D. Cudahy,* Susan P. Graber and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit…