Gambini

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STEPHANIE GAMBINI,  No. 05-35209 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. CV-03-05459-RBL TOTAL RENAL CARE, INC., d/b/a  ORDER

DAVITA, INC., AMENDING

Defendant-Appellee. OPINION AND

AMENDED

 OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ronald B. Leighton, United States District Court Judge

Argued October 27, 2006 Submitted March 1, 2007 Seattle, Washington

Filed March 8, 2007 Amended April 24, 2007

Before: Alfred T. Goodwin and Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judges, and Milton I. Shadur,* Senior District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Shadur

*The Honorable Milton I. Shadur, Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation.

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COUNSEL

Michael C. Subit and Sean M. Phelan, Frank Freed, Subit & Thomas, LLP, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Patricia K. Buchanan and Pamela J. DeVet, Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin &…